Woven Stitch

The second pair of socks from SKS:


Woven Stitch socks made with two balls of ??? knitted with size ??? needles in ??? days. Size 7 1/2 feet. :) Yes, I'm sorry to say I have no idea what the specs are for these socks, but I must say that I love them. Love love love! They are soft and warm and a bit larger in gauge than I usually knit, I think. And I really like the colors even though I usually do not use variagated yarns. They are very similar to the Basketweave Rib that several other people have posted about, but with a smaller unit (2x2). I also really like the garter stitch border to the heel flap. Here's a closeup of the pattern:


Can you see it? You don't need your eyes checked - the photo is in fact slightly blurry. But, a new camera has just arrived, so beautiful clear photos are in the cards!

Ribbed Lace, Chain Rib and Elongated Corded RibSocks

Greetings from Atlanta! I joined this KAL several weeks ago, but I am only now posting pictures of my SKS socks.




First, here are the Ribbed Lace Socks in Trekking XXL (Colorway 100). I knit these one at a time on 2 circulars (2.00 mm Addi Turbo).










Here is one of the Chain Link Socks that I knit for my DH in early March 2006. I used the Cedar colorway in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock on 2.50 mm Addi Turbo circulars.




I did not enjoy knitting the pattern that came with my Rockin' Sock Club kit in July, so I used the Elongated Corded Rib pattern with the STR Peaseblossom colorway on 2.50 mm Addi Turbo circulars. The pooling is a bit weird, but that's what you get with handpainted yarns. I love them anyway!

I really do love the SKS book, and I am now working on another pair of SKS socks for my DSIL's birthday in December.

Happy Knitting!

Deb in Atlanta

Harebell Lace

Hello!

I have been a member of this group since April and I am embarrassed to say that I have nothing posted to date. This is about the change! I have so far completed 3 pairs of socks from that beloved book, Sensational Knitted Socks. Here is the most recent pair:


The Harebell Lace pattern! These socks were knitted with Merinomix 50 Madil (50% fine merino/50% pac dralon) 3 skeins, 136yds/skein, using 5 US size 00 needles. My gauge was 9 stitches and 11 rows per inch and I cast on 66 stitches for a US size 8 woman's shoe. (I know that many people will think that is an insane gauge and needle size to knit at, but I love the refined look of small stitches.) More photos and info is on my blog - please visit! These took me quite a while to finish, but I love love love them!

By the way, I was looking at some old posts and realized that I may be the mystery list member that is not included on the sidebar. My blog is up and running now, so please add me. I am so glad to be here. :)

Elongated Corded Rib

Poppy Elongated Corded Rib Socks



Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Poppy
Pattern: Elongated Corded Rib with an Eye of Partridge heel

Neat pattern. Works really well with the nearly solid Lorna's Laces. Another winner!

Another Basket Weave Rib

Parfait Basket Weave Rib




Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Parfait
Pattern: Basket Weave Rib

I absolutely love these socks. This pattern is so easy, but looks so great with variegated yarns. I'm sure I'll be doing it again and again. Here's a little close-up shot of the garter stitch edged heel -

Welt Fantastic with Modifications

I finished one sock of the Welt Fantastic. Can't start the mate until I see if it fits the sockee.



More details on ZenKnit

Peace!

Inspiration

I have been knitting baby sweaters for charity lately, as well as going to Quilt Camp, and have gotten behind on the sock knitting. I just looked at all the pictures and posts since I have visited this blog, and I am SOOOO impressed. Everyone's socks are so beautiful. I have lots of sock yarn, and hundreds ( not much of an exaggeration) of knitting needles, so I have no excuses. I mean, heck, even if I knit socks from this book for CIC, I will still be knitting socks, right? So I better go finish one more baby sweater and get back to knitting socks.

AJ in AZ

Ridged Feather - one down, one to go

Here is my version of the Ridged Feather socks:


I modified the pattern from 11 sts to 8 stitches, which worked, but I had to fiddle with the centering of the pattern down the foot, etc. I did the forethought heel and it worked, but it was too much juggling with the provisional cast on and joining into the round, especially with small needles. For the 2nd sock I plan on doing the afterthought heel, then I will be able to compare techniques.

It is my best fitting sock so far.

Feel free to visit ZenKnit for more details.

Peace!

Basket Weave Rib

Shamrock Basket Weave Rib Socks

Pattern: Basket Weave Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks
Yarn: Sunshine Yarns by Dani in Shamrock
Needle: KnitPicks size 1 dpns
Start Date: July 8, 2006
Finish Date: July 17, 2006

Openwork Rib

Openwork Rib Socks



Pattern is the openwork rib and the yarn is the always lovely Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Bittersweet. More details on my blog. I really love these socks and the book!

Bluebell Rib

Hi Everyone,
I just signed up for this knitalong, but I've already knit a couple patterns from the book.

Here are the Bluebell Rib socks I knit in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock mediumweight. The color is Fairgrounds (it's from the Rockin' sock club). The pattern seems to have come out upside down from how it is pictured in the book, but I love these socks still!

I'll post the other socks I just finished and some others I'm working on now once I get some pictures taken. It's been fun seeing all the neat socks everyone is knitting from this terrific book.

Chevron In Opal

It's been so long since I posted a sock from this book. Here is a sock I've started for my sister. We usually keep it a secret till we exchange socks but she showed me my sock today (her own design, I feel so special), so I showed her hers. I'm knitting the Chevron pattern in Opal Dreamcatcher. Can't remember the color # right now, but it is looking lovely. And I love the way the yarn matches my couch! How freaky is that!! Must keep knitting, I'm on a deadline.

Willow Buds the Whimpy Way

I knit up the Willow Bud socks. Here they are:


Yes, there are willow buds in there - right at the top after the ribbing. More on my blog at ZenKnit.

Oriel finished

Finished Oriel Socks

More photos can be seen on my blog.

Advice needed

I've started the Chevron pattern for self-striping socks and need to do the heel. This is my first experience using a provisional caston. I made the inplace afterthought heel, but had an awful time releasing the provisional caston and picking up the stitches so that I could continue on with the rest of the foot. I ended up frogging the heel, and thankfully, was able to save the loops so I didn't end up having to frog the whole sock! Now my dilema.....do I dare try to do this heel again or try something different for the heel? What would you all suggest???? If I should do a different heelflap/heel what would you suggest??? I'm feeling as though if I should try the same heel again and fail, that I'll want to frog the whole sock. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Baby Cable Ribs

Here are my first pair of socks from SKS, the baby cable rib. I used Bernat Sox color Jazz hot. I was initially disappointed in that even though I started the second sock in the same color pattern spot, the socks weren't coming out identical, but then someone told me that once complete, while not identical they would still look like they belonged together. She was right. My daughter put them on so I could take a picture to share and she said they were quite comfy and if it wasn't so hot out, she'd keep them on.......good thing it's hot out or I might never have seen them again LOL.

Another Oriel

I got inspired by the earlier post about an Oriel sock in multi-colored yarn and thought I'd give it a try myself. I think the other poster's yarn choice is going to be more successful than this mine, because hers was higher contrast. Even though that's counterintuitive for lace, it really worked for her sock! But I'm hoping that mine will turn out all right as well. :)

I've tried the sock on my arm just to see what the lace looks like stretched out. I'm a little nonplussed at how bumpy it is. Do you think this will even and flatten out once I've worn them and washed them the first time? I really don't want to have to buy or make sock blockers unless it's necessary. These are my first lace socks, so I wasn't sure what people normally did for this. Thanks!

Self-striping madness

We have some help over here lately which enabled us to make some self-strping sock yarn. This is one side of the superwash Zebrato. It knits up really quick,.. if i keep working at it during all free time (when the hands are not doing anything else, like driving :D).It is a 2x2 rib st.


SW Zebrato II 

This is one side of the non-superwash one in plain stokinette.

Zebrato II 

I dun know why i love stripes, but i do and it was wonderful the way the stripes turn out. Happy Socknitting!

Waterfall Rib Sock and Hostess Notes

This is my latest pair from SKS:

Made with Trekking 106 on size 0s using the Waterfall Rib pattern on page 48. I love these socks. The pattern is very stretchy and comfortable.

Now for the hostess notes. I'm sorry for neglecting the blog lately, but sick dogs and sick kids sort of got in the way the past couple of weeks. I've now added a few overdue names to the sidebar. Please check and make sure I didn't mix up your links and that I spelled your name correctly and that I actually did put your name there. (Just drop me a note if I got something wrong.) Welcome to all the new members and I'll try to be better!

Twin Ribs Finished

At long last (at least it seems that way, I did start these socks in March, but have done some other projects in the interim), I have finished the second Twin Rib sock I'm making for my Mom in Sockotta (by Plymouth, which is 45% Cotton, 40% Superwash Wool, 15% Nylon.) This is colorway #8, a tweedy mix of blues and white. I made the 66 stitch sock which I'm hoping will fit my Mom's size 8 feet--they are a bit snug on my size 9's, so I think the fit will work. Here's a closeup of the Twin Rib texture.