Two Socks!

My first finished pair of socks! Yes, one is taller.
One of the balls must have had more yardage; I wish I had weighed them before starting. I guess that's a good lesson--don't trust the ball band! Oh well, pants will hide the tops.

One Sock!

Yay! Kneehighs!

Sidetracked

I did finish one lacy sock; I just haven't managed a good photo yet. Before I start the second sock, I need to work on a few things for some upcoming events. First, some little flowers for a bridal shower. These are from the book Designs for Kids, by Lucinda Guy. The red and white flowers are Jo Sharp DK Wool; the purple flower is leftover Noro.

Sock Progress

I have about 20 grams of yarn left out of 80 for this sock; it's enough to make it pretty tall, but probably not enough to make it a knee-high. I'm picturing some eyelets at the top with a little ribbon. Oh, it started to get a bit tight around my calf, so I switched from size 2s to 3s. It's kind of tight at my ankle, so on the next sock, I'm going to go up a needle size for an inch or two there too.

Too Big...Rip...Just Right!

Well, I was wrong about the gauge, especially after throwing in the pattern. My first attempt at this sock was too big. I reduced it from 50 stitches around (my initial gauge of 7 stitches an inch) to 42 stitches around (real gauge of 6 stitches an inch).

I had an easier time with the short-row toe using this yarn over the rainbow yarn. Maybe I've learned to loosen up my wraps a bit. I do think this yarn is more tightly spun, so it's harder to split.

Shell Socks

I think I'm going to try this "Little Shell" pattern I found in my Harmony Guide of Knitting Stitches. All the action takes place on one row, with three rows of plain knitting in between. Like the rainbow socks, I'll be using the template from the toe-up socks at Knitty, but adding the pattern on the top of the foot and around the leg. Since I'm still using my size 1 dpns for the rainbow socks, I'll be working the shell socks on size 2s. The gauge looks very close.

Nodding Violet in the Vinca

Since things are going swimmingly with the second rainbow sock and the cherry blossom shawl, I've pulled out something else from the Recently-Acquired Yarn Bag--my Socks that Rock yarn.
This week the Socks that Rock gang over at Blue Moon Fiber Arts is holding a knitting camp on a beautiful island in Puget Sound, WA. I can't go, but thought I'd start a pair of socks with their yarn. So far, I've wound the yarn into two equal weight balls. Now I need to figure out a pattern!