Completed dull socks for the last day of Sockuary. (Impressionist snap with toy camera.)
But wait — tomorrow could also be the first day of Sockuary!
These socks may be dull, but they are very nice and cozy as well, and I have a lot of this yarn in several colors, so I may just keep going.
I am trying out some of the traditional Fair Isle patterns from the Traditional Fair Isle Knitting book. This is how they recommend making a swatch, but if I add a heel, it will be a sock.
I had intended to continue with my scientific sampling of churches yesterday, moving on to the Episcopalians, but I am enjoying time with #1 daughter instead. I made a traditional Basque cake, except with nectarines instead of cherries, and was able to do a good amount of sock knitting while we talked about local politics, dogs, decorating, and family members.
Not that I skipped church. I went to the early service at my own church and sang “Rest in the Lord,” another of Mendelssohn’s greatest hits. The organist did not turn a hair when I showed up with my music 30 minutes before the service.
#1 daughter and Son-in-Law will be going up to visit #2 daughter soon. They are hoping to have their assorted siblings to visit them in The Frozen North as well — waiting until summer, of course.
I hope to go meet them, but – as we’ve already discussed – I have to gather money for England/Scotland as well. bah. I’ll just get a couple of jobs. Sound good?
We can’t have 2 Sockuarys in a row!
Must be Februsocky.
I love the fair isle 🙂 🙂
I’m enjoying reading about the socks. They look warm and the fairisle looks nice too. My sock is coming along. It’s in a k4 p4 ribbing that you move over a stitch every 4 rounds to give it a spiraling effect. As I was reading the pattern for these socks I think they will be clear up to my knee since it says to work for 17 inches ( for my size) then commence to makin a toe shaping. LOL. I like how the kool-aid yarn is looking. Although I may not have enough yarn for two so I may end up with one sock orange and yellow and the other purplish (another kool-aid dyed batch). LOL. So lesson learned try to make sure you have enough yarn for a pair of socks especially if you want them to match.
For pity’s sake, what’s with the sudden surge in Xanga-spam?
I’m starting to get sock envy…I think I’m going to have to buy some of the new Knitpicks sock yarn and give it a shot, now that you’ve made sock-knitting seem less scary.