At the beginning of September I started a pair of socks for my niece's husband, Patrick. Last year, when I put out a call to family for anyone who wanted some hand knit socks, he responded, saying he would like some that were light blue.
I had two balls of yarn, so decided to start by knitting one cuff, and then the other one, then the leg on one, etc. When I have two amounts of yarn, I like to knit socks that way. I am however, too lazy to wind two balls from a single hank.
Anyway, I zoomed along on the first sock, until I got to the foot. And then for whatever reason, I just stopped. For a few weeks. Sigh.
But the week after our trip to Rehoboth, I decided to actually sit down and finish the first sock, and I did. It was then I decided to name these the Socks Eternal, because they felt like they were taking an eternity!
Then, I put the project bag aside, and left it for another week. WTF? But then I realized that I wanted to at least finish the pair by the end of October, and there you go!
Project: Socks Eternal
Pattern: the vanilla sock pattern I use, with a 3 x 1 rib
Yarn: KnitPicks Stroll Fingering, colorway Blue Sky, with some leftover darker blue from stash for the cuffs and toes.
Needles: US size 1/2.25 mm
Notes: I have to say, I'm not too fond of the Stroll yarn. It seemed like it was nice enough, but easily frayed or split. It definitely showed *any* change in tension, or where you had fixed a mistake, even once blocked (I generally block gift socks). And it didn't feel particularly soft in my hands.
I do really like the finished socks, but wonder if they will wear well at all. I'll just tell Patrick that because I wasn't overly fond of the yarn, I'll make him another pair down the line. (Though I sincerely doubt he will know or care one way or another, not being a knitter or knowing anything about yarns.)
I'm going to put these in the mail today, hoping that he will receive them on Monday or Tuesday. Needless to say, I also have some things to send to Amanda, and to their kitty, Freeway, so it will be a package for everyone!
And now I am down to the last two people requesting socks on my list, at least for this first go-round. I may work my way through another set for everyone who requested them, since it was fun to make things for people that I knew really wanted them and enjoy receiving them. Of course, I'll still keep knitting socks for ME, but I really like knitting them for knit-worthy people as well. 😄
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I hope all of you have a good weekend. I have some projects around the house I want to get started on, and The Tim is going to do some work on our electronics, since our old transmitter for the TV, etc., died, and a new one is here in the box, ready to be set up. Fortunately, my projects will be well out of his way, so I think it will be a good weekend, LOL!
In any case, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
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