While I was away, I finished my Advent socks.
The yarn is from The Cozy Knitter – if you’re interested, get on the email list because it is released mid way through the year.
My heels are white, so I didn’t break the stipe sequence (it came with a small hank of white yarn).
Usual needles (2.25mm Knit pro zings).
It’s a plain vanilla sock, top-down with a heel flap and gusset.
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These are the Book Binder socks by Helen Stewart.
The yarn is an Opal yarn from here – it only comes in 50g balls (I didn’t pay enough attention and I had to order another one).
2.25mm Knit pro zings.
The pattern is interesting, and would stand out better on a tonal or monochromatic yarn.
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I finished another pair of socks. The yarn is from Temu (it is actually quite nice – Opal). I think it’s 5ply or 6ply rather than my normal 4 ply. I cast on 48 stitches instead of 64, but they are quite snug.
A K2P2 rib and then a plain vanilla sock with a heel flap and gusset.
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I finished another pair of socks (I think that’s three for the year – I was aiming for one a month but that’s not happening).
There is a K2P2 rib, and then just stocking stitch. Heel flap and gusset.
Here is the information about yarn and needle size.
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The yarn is Schoppel Zauberball.
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I have started my June socks – I have skipped May.
The yarn is Schoppel Zauberball from Morris and Sons.
I am using 2.25mm Knit Pro Zings and I am going to do a vanilla sock (cuff down, heel flap and gusset).
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I finished my April socks. It took me a while to get the hang of the cable pattern, but once I did, the knitting was quick.
The stitch pattern is a shifting rib from the Socktacular book (which is now ridiculously over-priced).
Usual construction – top down, heel flap and gusset. I used my 2.25 mm knit pro zings. And the yarn is from an indie dyer who doesn’t seem to dye yarn anymore.
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I have been away. I did quite a bit of knitting on the plane (while listening to an audio book – this one).
This is my April sock – I have skipped march.
Usual needles (2.25mm knit pro zings), 20 round P2K2 cuff, and a heel flap and gusset.
After about half a leg I understood the cables and the pattern was quite easy after that.
I have started work on the second sock.
While away I bought more sock yarn (from here). I need to keep my sock production up otherwise we will be drowning in sock yarn. It was one of these, but I can’t find the exact one.
I have had parcels arrive from Paris and the UK – more on that later.
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I finished my socks that I started in February. The yarn is from Tasmania (White Gum) – it’s a 4ply silk/merino mix.
I used a leg pattern from the Twisted Stitches Source book, but it was very time consuming.
A 2 by 2 twisted rib, and the usual heel flap and gusset, and toe. Usual 2.25mm needles as well.
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I have almost finished my February socks, and I am ready for a new project. The yarn is Vert from Made by Xabeli (she no longer appears to be selling on Etsy, and I couldn’t find another link). I plan to use a shifting rib pattern on the leg and foot (from Socktacular) and my normal sock recipe.
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