The Prism Socks are at G!
I found myself stuck in the car waiting out the rain whilst picking up the kiddos. The wait was exactly two green stripes long. My hyper organized brain really finds the tandem matching SUPER satisfying.
Happy Knitting!!
My Prism Socks have progressed to the Y in the ROYGBIV sequence. Doing them in tandem is definitely working when I am working self striping yarn.
This is String Theory Colorworks Inertia base so it is nice and round and full. I can fully see all nice neat V stitches. These have been living in my work back pack for work and car knitting. So they grow slowly but growing nonetheless.
I do think these wooden needles are on their last legs but they should have a few pairs left in them! Happy Knitting!!
Ya’ll….I made it! Back to Knitting in The Heartland after the heartbreaking cancelation in April of 2020. A lot of things went wrong leading up to the event, but we got there!
And the highlight? Getting to listen and learn from The Yarn Harlot herself, Stephanie Pearl McPhee. Her keynote was delightful and all about how knitting influenced knitters during the pandemic.
The hotel was so nice and I got two nights away from the family surrounded by yarn. I even took Stephanie’s Knit Smart class! It was a recharging weekend that was badly needed. And of course I hit the market so I will share that separately. 🙂
Happy Knitting!!
I stalled out on the last 30 minutes of knitting on these for like…..a long tie. But my Sport Ankle Socks are done!
I started these as 60 stitch socks but ultimately worked up to 64 stiches. Which I was happy with for circumference and negative ease. However, I missed the mark on foot length and its a bit long. I am leaving it alone for now and give them a couple wears to see if they need sock surgery.
I only ended up using 66 grams of yarn or 290 yards for these shorties. I am consciously trying to knit shorties to add to my collections for winter ankle boots. This is KnitCircus opulence in a OOAK color from mystery box. It has cashmere content so they feel great on the feet….time will tell about pilling.
Now I need to get these needles with new yarn and my next socks on them! Happy Knitting!!
Spring germs are REAL in this house and it’s knocked us all down for a minute. I had meant to get my next self striping socks on the needles after finishing my leftover advent socks, but that stalled.
I took my project to where I knew I would be a captive audience….literally. The hubs and I had tickets to see Brett Goldstein (of Ted Lasso fame) do standup. So I brought my yarn and needles and got to knitting during the pre-show and the ride home. Brett was amazingly funny, btw!
This yarn is the Inertia base from String Theory Colorworks and in the Prism color. So it will be a very vibrant rainbow with mini stripes of charcoal in-between. I am constructing my standard 68 stitch toe up tube with afterthought heel on US 1s. And I plan to work them in tandem so as to avoid second sock syndrome.
I wish I could find my metal US1s but the wooden ones will do for now. I can always switch later. I think these will be my backpack project or car console project since they fit nicely into a zipper pouch.
I did some stash diving over the weekend to find coordinating mini skeins to work with my sock snakes for Jellybean.
For the Tofutsies skein, I chose a purple skein from Leading Men Fiber Arts. The sock snake is pinks, burgundy, oranges and maybe some yellow. The purple is a definitely a coordinating contast. For the green snake, I found a Knitted Wit Smartie skein in a forest green color. This one stays in the color family.
Now I just need to run these by Jellybean for his approval and then we can start knitting!
Happy Friday!! I have some shiny new socks!
Pattern: My own 68 stitch “recipe” for toe up sock tubes and afterthought heel
Needles: US 1s
Yarn: The Cozy Knitter 2023 advent skein and Knitted Wit Smartie in Carbon
Working these toe up means I have used up every last inch of this beautiful self striping. And I got the full rainbow in before casting off. The ribbing could have been started soon but it’s close enough.
In total with the self striping and the contrast heel, the socks weigh 75 grams and used about 280 yards of yarn. The mini skein had a teeny tiny ball left but was almost completely used up.
It took me way to long to finish these but I’m happy to start beefing up my shortie sock stash in my drawer for next winter!
Happy Knitting!!
My first Sport Ankle sock is done. Which is great news, the bad news is that it is just a bit big. It fits but the foot is a little loose and a little long.
The heel does not position accurately because of the foot length. But the cuff is good. The even better news is that sock #2 is almost done as well. So these are not in a good spot to rip out and redo.
I’m going to ignore the voice in my head and finish the pair. They will then get a good wash and dry. At that point I will try them on and do sock surgery if I decided I can’t live with them. Such is the life of a knitter who doesn’t swatch or measure on the go!
Happy Knitting!!
The 2023 Advent Leftover Socks are ALMOST done. Heel #1 is in and I’m starting on heel #2.
I just love how neat and tidy socks look on a sock blocker. The fit on the first sock is pretty good. I have been doing my own “recipe” for an afterthought heel for awhile where I add a number of extra plain rows in between my decreases to add depth to the heel. Works pretty well for my foot shape.
I also try to knit at a pretty tight gauge to improve longevity and wear on the fabric. Does take a toll on my hands after a bit. Happy Knitting!!!
It took a hot minute but I finally I decided on and found a heel color for my 2023 Leftover Advent socks. During my 2019 trip to Oregon, I have a stash of Knitted Wit smarties and it was perfect.
This photo of the actual socks is older from my camera roll but the only one with the mini skein in it. I think the dark neutral will work nicely as the heel color. It’s not a color that exists anywhere in the skein.
The tubes are done and ready for the afterthought heels to be inserted. Should only be a couple more hours and I will have finished socks!
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