Hi guys, I've just finished my second pair of socks from this designer, and I'm so inspired! I've been an avid sock knitter for a few years now, and I'm creating a bundle on Ravelry titled "I loved knitting these socks". These are obviously part of that bundle ( Read more... )

Since I have a big box filled with sock yarns, and I'm somewhat allergic to them, I've decided to knit that stash down and declare 2017 Year of the Sock. (If this stuff hits my skin above the ankle, it itches ( Read more... )

I can't be the only knitter finishing off my WIPs in preparation for the new knitting year to come. How are you guys progressing?

My most recent finished project is this pair of Helix Socks in Onion Nettle Sock yarn. In stead of polyamide it uses nettle fibers for durability. It was my first try at some Onion yarn, and I like it!

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I just love knitted socks and have made several pairs. I have knit using pretty pricey wool sock yarn that's blended with a bit of nylon or acrylic and several of these socks now have holes in the heels after not having worn them all that much. So much heartache over so much knitting ( Read more... )

This is the second pair of socks I knitted from the free online class by Lucy Neatby on Craftsy, and I can't recommend it enough. It's a fun series of videos to watch and even if you've knitted socks before, there might still be some tips and tricks that will surprise you. ( Images below the cut )

I knit these socks as a gift for a friend, recovering from surgery.
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Finally finished the second sock of my socks to wear around the house in my Birkenstocks. (I'm a little funny that way.)

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This is a pair of socks I finished yesterday. They will be a gift for my mother-in-law. Half the fun was imagining her surprise when she gets them -- she will be ecstatic!

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When I get home in the afternoon, I love to kick back and kick off my shoes, but I have hard wooden floors around the house that hurt my feet. I can't walk around barefoot and should be wearing my shoes with support soles. Instead, I wear a pair of Birkenstock slippers that have podo-therapist approved foot support ( Read more... )

On Ravelry there is a discussion topic in the Sock knitters group that looks for patterns that work well for variegated sock yarn. This is one of them: "Show-off Stranded Socks" and it means to show off your yarn.
This yarn was a gift for my birthday this year, so naturally I had to pick it up as soon as I started a new sock project.

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