I also pulled out my current socks WIP and began knitting the foot a couple of weeks ago. I decided to knit one repeat of the pattern (6 rounds) on each sock, each day that I worked on them. The pattern is the Snow Forest socks by Kay Jones of Bakery Bears designs. I may… Continue reading Snow Forest socks
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Color Palette socks
I finally finished my color block socks, and I’m so pleased with how bright and cheerful they are. They almost beg to be worn with crop pants. The yellow looks like it doesn’t quite match up on both socks, but the yarn actually did a mirror image with the yellow and yellow/black.
Around the heel
I’ve finally rounded the heel on my Color Palette socks, and thus have two more colors in them. I think, based on my foot length, that I won’t be able to use all seven colors, but will need to stop at six for these, so that they won’t be too long. I thought about reducing… Continue reading Around the heel
Bright and colorful
I’ve started my new Color Palette socks, and they are so pretty already. I can’t wait to see how they look with all of the other colors added in. After knitting both socks in each color, I still have plenty to crochet a little granny square from the remaining yarns, so I’ll definitely do that… Continue reading Bright and colorful
Tea at Downton socks
That was a bit of a challenge, but I managed to finish my socks after a bit of start and stop and forward and back (even at the toes). The darker yarns tend to trip me up a bit, since they’re a bit harder to see the stitches, even with great vision. The yarn I… Continue reading Tea at Downton socks