Done!
I finished Dad's birthday socks on Friday night, after lots of knitting time on planes:
This shows the color better:
I used all but about 20 yards of each ball. Dude has big feet! A man on the plane asked me what I was making and when I told him he said he had size 13 feet. I held up the one that was nearly done and asked if they looked right. He said, "Just make them stretchy." Well, I can fit both fists balled up into one sock side-by-side. I doubt anyone's feet are that big. But you can see how nicely they draw in, too. Hopefully that's a plus. I have no way to try them out on anyone, so these are socks by faith. I am really, really pleased with how they turned out. They are a near-perfect match, except for a gray toe on one and blue toe on the other.
I started Mom's birthday socks yesterday afternoon and got some good airplane knitting done then, too:
The yarn is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in Icehouse on 2.5mm needles. LL's Shepherd Sport is my go-to sock yarn. It's cushy, probably too soft for socks, but so soft and pretty. I love making "house" socks out of it. This pair is the Diagonal Rib Socks pattern from IK's subscriber-only section (and I just subscribed!). The pattern is lovely and easy.
I just started the gusset decreases. I love this pattern so much I think I'm going to adapt it for armwarmers. I was worried I'd have trouble parsing the pattern at first, so I had a little previsualization session. Previsualization helped me learn how to feather my oar when I was a rower; it helped me become a runner. Why wouldn't it help me be a better knitter? I sat with my eyes closed and imagined what it might look like to k2tog, but keep both sts on the left needle and knit the first stitch again. Finally I "saw" it - and when I went to do it, it was no problem! I still left out part of a pattern repeat on my first try, but it wasn't the usual botch job of "sight-reading" a pattern. So I have learned a new trick!
This photo shows the rib pattern better. The diagonal ribs pop out, while the regular ribbing stays in the background looking chic:
And finally, a couple of cat pictures:
"I do not like cameras."
"I'm an arty type of cat."
Happy Superbowliday!
This shows the color better:
I used all but about 20 yards of each ball. Dude has big feet! A man on the plane asked me what I was making and when I told him he said he had size 13 feet. I held up the one that was nearly done and asked if they looked right. He said, "Just make them stretchy." Well, I can fit both fists balled up into one sock side-by-side. I doubt anyone's feet are that big. But you can see how nicely they draw in, too. Hopefully that's a plus. I have no way to try them out on anyone, so these are socks by faith. I am really, really pleased with how they turned out. They are a near-perfect match, except for a gray toe on one and blue toe on the other.
I started Mom's birthday socks yesterday afternoon and got some good airplane knitting done then, too:
The yarn is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in Icehouse on 2.5mm needles. LL's Shepherd Sport is my go-to sock yarn. It's cushy, probably too soft for socks, but so soft and pretty. I love making "house" socks out of it. This pair is the Diagonal Rib Socks pattern from IK's subscriber-only section (and I just subscribed!). The pattern is lovely and easy.
I just started the gusset decreases. I love this pattern so much I think I'm going to adapt it for armwarmers. I was worried I'd have trouble parsing the pattern at first, so I had a little previsualization session. Previsualization helped me learn how to feather my oar when I was a rower; it helped me become a runner. Why wouldn't it help me be a better knitter? I sat with my eyes closed and imagined what it might look like to k2tog, but keep both sts on the left needle and knit the first stitch again. Finally I "saw" it - and when I went to do it, it was no problem! I still left out part of a pattern repeat on my first try, but it wasn't the usual botch job of "sight-reading" a pattern. So I have learned a new trick!
This photo shows the rib pattern better. The diagonal ribs pop out, while the regular ribbing stays in the background looking chic:
And finally, a couple of cat pictures:
"I do not like cameras."
"I'm an arty type of cat."
Happy Superbowliday!
posted by Jen at 9:00 AM
8 Comments:
Wow, you are on a sock roll! Glad the Dad socks are done... and that your Mom socks are looking so lovely.
And of course - thanks for the cat pictures. :)
Great socks! Knitting for small feet sure takes less time ;) That is one macho cat and he knows he is handsome.
Have a Happy Stupidbowl Sunday!
You're welcome, but I could never get the level of art out of them that you get from Chaos. They hate the camera.
(And yeah, knitting for small feet is WAY faster!)
Both pairs look GREAT! Well done!
Socks look fabulous! I really like the Mom sock pattern, must add that one to my list. Mom and Dad got me a subs. to IK for Christmas...JOY! ::pat, pat to the fluffies::
Oh my, looking at those socks for your dad really drives home just how big size 13 feet are. They turned out fantastic though! And I should have guessed the gorgeous yarn on your mom's socks was LL - truly my favorite yarn company ever. That's a fantastic pattern too. Love the kitties!
Your Dad's socks turned out great! Awesome! Your Moms are looking good too!
I love those socks!
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