Category Archives: Socks

FO Friday: 2023 GFOA Socks

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My 2023 GFOA Socks are finally done and properly photographed!

Pattern: None, my own 68 stitch toe up vanilla sock with afterthought heel (Rav link)

Yarn: KirbyWirby Old Faithful Sock in Rose Apothecary Remix

Needles: US 1s

I used about 75 grams of sock yarn to make these. Which makes them roughly 340 yards worth of yarn. They come past my ankles and a decent amount up my calves. Should make nice boot socks!

These just turned out beautifully. I am super pleased with my neutral heel choice. It just fell so beautifully inside the rainbow progression. It’s still crazy hot here in Kansas so I don’t have much a chance to wear them yet but I can’t wait!

Reengaging Self Care

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Life has been kicking right in the yarn balls lately. And I haven’t been great at taking care of myself or taking time for myself. Last night we had no kid events and the hubs was putting the kids to bed so I secluded myself in the basement for the evening.

I have my 2023 GFOA Socks where I cut in my heels. And then I have a nice Cab Sav with do it yourself cheese and cracker. I literally bit off some cheese and then add a cracker, lol. And I put on a face mask and foot mask while I binged Only Murders In The Building Season 2.

Won’t solve all my problems but it sure was nice to take a breath for a minute! Happy Self Care!!

Two Rainbow Tubes

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I managed to finish both tubes this week on my 2023 GFOA socks!

They matched almost perfectly! My second cuff might be a hair short but its close enough. I have decided I am not going to use the rainbow yarn to do the heels. I have some plain grey leftovers that should work nicely.

I just need to dig out my DPNs so I can pick up stitches and cut in the afterthought heel. Happy Knitting!!

Diversity Training

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I volunteer on a local non-profit board and we are incorporating DEAI (diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion) into our framework. That included mandatory training after work hours. Of course I brought knitting! And then I got the giggles when I realize my project was rainbow and on “theme”.

This is my second tube for my 2023 GFOA socks and I’m SUPER close to the cuff on this. I got two whole stripes done in a 60 minute meeting. I do have to keep checking my first sock to make sure I am putting the increases in the same place for the second sock. It has been invigorating to feel connected back to knitting again!

Happy Knitting!!

Witty Title Here

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The GFOA sock has re-entered the wild. Fall gymnastics have re-started and we have 60 minutes now to kill every week.

The first color repeat is officially now. I am starting the second repeat and have to pay attention now. My increases will start in the bright peach section. I have my first sock in the project bag so I can mirror the increases. I just need time and brain cells now, lol.

What am I going to do for heels? Who the heck knows, that is a future Rachelle problem.

Happy Knitting!!

Demo After Demo

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I am questioning my life choices, I agreed to co-project manage not one but two software projects. I am accountant….on a good day. So here I am for four weeks watching vendor demonstrations. Silver lining….knitting time!

Not a ton of progress yet, but I am SUPER close to finishing the first repeat of the rainbow. These are my 2023 GFOA socks and that name means I have been working on these since the end of May. The first tube is complete except for the heel. So all combined that is not bad progress considering I have zero mojo lately.

Happy Knitting!!

Swimming Sock

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The kids are taking the necessary life skills lessons of water safety and swimming. I even managed to schedule both kids in the same pool at the same time. This means four nights a week I have 40 minutes of alone time.

My mojo has been sparse but I have been doing a little work on my purse project socks. Imm7 stripes in to the foot. I will have the full rainbow to knit on autopilot before I have to pay attention. Best kind of stockinette ever!

Happy Knitting!!

Second Sock And Coffee

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Summer busy season is in FULL swing. We have golf, gymnastics, swim lessons, camp and daycare. Someone ALWAYS needs to go somewhere. I am surviving with purse knitting and coffee.

I got my second GFOA/Rose Apothecary sock tube started at gymnastics this past week. It’s a wee bit of a toe but I’m at least working the round and not on DPNs anymore. My coffee is an iced Brunette from 7Brew and its my summer favorite.

What is your favorite summer fuel?

Rose Apothecary Tube

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I finally decided to end my first tube on my GFOA socks.

I did decide to stop in the blues. I thought I would save the greys and purple for the heels. But when I wound up the little nubbin it looks scarily small. I might need to find a contract skein for the heels in these socks.

I am going start and work on the second tube before I go with heels. I should have a good idea what I’m working with yarn-wise at that point. Plus I my brain is on scramble here lately and I don’t have the brain cells to make any more decisions, lol.

Happy Knitting!!