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How The Heck Did That Happen

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I pulled my 2018 Cozy Knitter Advent socks from my work bag the other evening for a night meeting and the project bag was SOAKED.

Honestly it was both wet and stained a pink/orange color. I have NO idea what could have happened. It didn’t smell bad and I don’t remember putting any liquids inside my work back pack. It was bizarre

Luckily, the bag seems to have held the damage. I couldn’t inspect the socks in the moment and I kept knitting because they felt dry to the touch. But I pulled them out at home and I don’t sees any discoloration. I have since put them in a new bag and I am putting the project bag through the wash. And now I will always wonder how to solve this mystery….

Happy Knitting!

Socks In The Sun

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My 2018 Cozy Knitter Advent Socks saw a little sun while on the cruise boat. We had a day of beautiful blue by waters and lots of commercial fishing boats to watch.

I had to keep administrating sunscreen and observing cool pool tricks by PB and Jellybean so I added a stripe on the right sock and two stripes on the second sock. It’s cool to think these socks have been on the ocean!

I have felt my hat mojo coming back but it is nice to have such a small and easy to travel project to have to tote around. And my sweater is not ideal for poolside knitting either. These wee socks fit the bill nicely.

Stay tuned for more vacation knitting!!

Finished: Frankensocks

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The Frankensocks are done done done!

Pattern: My own 68 stitch toe up sock “recipe” with a gusset heel

Needles: US 1s

Yarn: A whole mess of random sock weight yarn leftovers

The socks fit decently well though the heels are a little baggy. The negative ease in the foot is perfect and the cuffs are neutral ease at best. The color scheme definitely came out kooky but it felt amazing to use up all these scraps.

I did end up using every bit of every scrap so I cleared those from my stash. That is DEEPLY satisfying for me. And I am still feeling the sock mojo so I think I will start another pair but maybe this time in self striping?

Happy Knitting!!

All Legs

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Happy Memorial Day! I am planning on sitting in the sun and knitting on my Frankensocks on this day off of work.

I used spring golf lessons to turn both gusset heels on the socks. So everything now is just cruising up the legs until I run out of yarn. I pulled some other scraps but I don’t think I will need them. The black and white should make more than tall enough socks.

Happy Knitting!!

Can I Get To The Heels Already?

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My Frankensocks are finally getting some new love. And I am using my sock ruler 🙂

The first sock (left) are almost all out of green and right at 7 inches. The second sock still needs another inch of foot to get to my 7 inches. Then I should be able to attach my next yarn and start the gusset heel.

The first one went so fast and the second one is the same amount of stitches and taking approximately 1,999 years. Isn’t that how knitting goes?

Happy Sock Knitting!!

Frankenstein Sock Toes

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My Frankensocks are off and running.

I gathered the scraps and weighed the. Then did my best to split each in half, one for each sock. I am not going to try to hard to make them perfect matches but close enough. I’m starting with the pink and then move to the green and finish with the black and white.

I also plan to knit them in tandem: work the pink on both socks before moving to the next color. These socks will have a gusset heel worked toe up. I have the best fit with that sock and the shape of my arch. I plan on this being my backpack/auto pilot knitting as best I can.

Happy Knitting!!

A Pair Of Zebra Heels

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There are two turned heels on my Rhiannon’s Socks.

I had to dig out the pattern I have saved on my phone because the online pattern I used is on a website that doesn’t exist anymore. But it is a toe up gusset heel. And they pretty fast when you are only working 60 total stitches.

And bonus points to me that they slightly match! I didn’t try to manipulate it that way, just a happy accident.

Happy Knitting!!

Zebra Heels

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I think I am getting close to where I need to start the heels on Rhiannon’s socks.

She is a US 7 women’s foot so I am using the internet to help me gauge how long the foot needs to be based on averages. Negative ease can help me here along with the fact that wool stretches out. It should all be fine.

I need to dust off my turned heel instructions…..

Happy Knitting!!

A Couple of Toes

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Rhiannon’s socks are coming along nicely. I think working socks in tandem is just how to trick my brain to work better.

This yarn is working up at least semi consistently across the two socks. One side is micro striping and the other side has some thicker black stripes. I haven’t decided which “side” is going to be the bottom of the foot and which will be the top.

I am also very torn about the kind of heel. I feel like a turned heel is the right choice but I feel nervous about knitting that kind for a person I have never met before. I just need to put my big kid pants on and just knuckle under I guess. They will fit someone if they don’t fit my intended recipient.

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Rhiannon’s Socks

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A former coworker got a really cool new big kid job and I wanted to celebrate. She is always jealous of my handknits and is a genuinely kind human. So I decided to make some socks for her.

I had some Urth Uneek Sock from my 2023 Christmas yarn haul hanging out in my stash. Not going to lie that I chose this because it was already split for socks and wound up. Saved me those steps and I could get right to the knitting.

She has a size 7 foot, which is smaller than me, so I cast on 60 stitches for these. I haven’t decided if I am going to make an afterthought heel or do a heel flap and gusset. I think the latter would fit her better? It’s kind of nerve wracking making socks for someone else’s foot in so long, lol.

Happy Knitting!!