There is nothing special about these socks - I have used my own pattern, Billy Basic Socks, that can be found on Ravelry and the yarn is for both is a self striping yarn. One is called Rainbow from Knit Picks and is lovely and soft. I'm afraid I can't remember the name of the other yarn :( I love hand-knitted socks, especially at this time of the year, so I now have some more to add to my collection!!
As you can see, Nico is new to all of this photo taking and wanted in on the action!!
I also knit some fingerless gloves using a pattern called Cortland. This was a quick and fun pattern, and they knit up quickly. I like the pointed cuff - quite unusual - but it was fun to knit and looks great. The lace pattern was a 4 row repeat and very straight forward, and the thumb is a 'proper' (in my estimation!) thumb. Much better than a slit/hole to poke your thumb through. These were knitted in the round, so no seams to sew up at the end. Like socks. Are you seeing a patter here?!
My project is here. The yarn is lovely soft merino/silk blend and these gloves have been worn a lot recently too.
And finally . . . . . I completed a cowl.
The yarn is called Sockittome and I made some socks out of a different colourway last Christmas. It was a pain to knit with using 2.5mm needles, but an absolute pleasure using 3.5mm needles. How bizarre. I actually saw another lady had made a cowl using this yarn, so I shamelessly copied her! I know, I have no shame!
The cowl is long enough to wrap around my neck twice, but as the temperatures are -20c right now, indoor pics on Polly (my polystyrene head double) will have to suffice!
I have found that my knitting often takes a back seat to my sewing, and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed knitting. My output this year was quite minimal, and I look forward to upping that in 2016!
Do you find that one hobby tends to get pushed aside for another?
Great sock inspiration! My first ever sock has been ripped out for a new start. It was the biggest sock ever in history!!
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