Update

Ridged Feather Socks

After a weekend of doing--no exaggeration--about 12 loads of laundry after the kids returned from camp, I was happy to steal an hour of knitting time while watching a favorite HBO Show, "Big Love." I finished my Ridged Feather Socks--the first pair I've made from start to finish during "Summer of Socks," and I am very pleased with them.
I know some people prefer to match up the colors on variegated yarns like this so that the stripes are the same colors in the same placement on both feet, but I rather like the fact that mine don't synch up at all--that really shows that they're handmade, and I like the one-of-a-kind feel of them.

I have more of a skein left than I usually do with yarns like Socks that Rock, so I am thinking about eking out a pair of baby socks for Afghans for Afghans with the remainder...but that will have to wait.

Cabled Dream Socks

I absolutely love these socks! In fact, I think they are my favorite pair to date. They are a combination of the 3 X 3 Cable Stitch with Moss Stitch and the Cable Braid with Garter Bead patterns, resulting in a 3 X 3 cable with a garter bead.

For more pictures and details, visit the blog or ravelry

Happy sock knitting!
Cynthia

Jungle Socks

It's been awhile, but I've completed another pair of socks from the SKS book. Teacher inservice meetings have begun, so I chose the Garter Rib pattern - easy to do when you're sitting in meetings.Details:
Yarn: 56 stitches using Lorna's Laces in Jungle Stripe Colorway
Needles: Size 2 Addi Turbo; Magic Loop; 2 at a time
Pattern: Garter Rib
Recipient: My 7 year old son who specifically requested lime green striped socks.

Sock history on my blog.

Broad Spiral, Stems, and Yarn Over Cable

Real life seemed to run out from under me the past few months, but now I've gotten some okay pictures of the socks I have finished over the past few months (May-July).

Here is the Broad Spiral Ribbing. I thought I might have picked a bad pattern when I started knitting it, but it opens up when you wear it and looks a lot better. The yarn is Online Supersocke 100 Summer Color. Made toe up with a round toe and short row heel:

This is the Stems pattern knit in Cashsoft DK in Mist. My house socks:

Lastly, I'm working on a Yarn Over Cable sock from the first book, made with Schachenmayr Nomotta Extra, a superwash DK (?) weight wool I bought some time ago:

One sock down and one to go. Hopefully SSS doesn't hit me with this pair!

More babbling in this blog post.

I need your help, please

I have started a new pair of socks. I love this yarn, the muted colors are absolutely lovely, and it is creating a very nice color pattern. I started doing a BasketWeave knit on the top of the foot, but I'm not sure if this is a waste of my time. Is it getting lost in the colorway? Am I loosing the overall effects of the colors by adding a texture? Or does it look fine, keep going. Hubby likes the BasketWeave and says keep going, but I also wanted your opinions. Thanks.
Sock on the right has the BasketWeave, and sock on the left is flipped over to the sole, showing no knitted texture.

More details at my Blog site.

Crosshatch lace from moreSKS

I love these socks! After all my troubles they are wonderful. Here is a recap of what I did:
Pattern : Crosshatch Lace from mSKS
Yarn : Regia Bamboo, Jamaica #1066
Needles : started with 2.25mm moved down to 2.0mm, up to 2.5mm and finished with 2.25mm
Construction: Toe up Magic Cast On, Reversed Heel shaping, Hemmed cuff.
At 9.5sts/1" and foot measure 9.5" it looked as thought I should have 96 around. But this appeared too big, so I used 84. This was still too big, so when I got to the ankle I went down to 72sts. Although this is still quite loose, the hemmed cuff holds it in place. Next time I will go smaller than the book indicates.
For more information visit my blog.

First Post!

Hi Everyone! I signed up for this KAL a month or so ago, but I haven't had time to post about the socks I was working on. I really enjoyed making these socks, and the pattern was super easy, and super easy to memorize!

The feet look really big in the picture, but I think part of the reason is the angle of the camera and the fact that the leg is ribbed which make those look smaller.

The pattern is the Yarn Over Cable on page 43. I used Paton's Kroy yarn (I think the colourway is called Krazy Stripes, but I'm not totally sure), and I think I used 2.75 mm DPNs.

I'll definitely make this pattern again - this time for myself. These socks went out to my Sockapalooza Pal. She's received them and said she loves them.

There are so many wonderful patterns in this book - so many to choose from that it's hard to choose just which one. I guess that means I'll just have to knit them all!

My first sock from Sensational Socks..Used Stansfield #11 with Just Great Socks by Plucky knitter... very simple pattern to follow and they fit perfect!

Cables and Moss

Pattern: 3 X 3 Cables with Moss Stitch
Yarn: Trekking XXL 282
Needles: Addi Turbo 32" Size 2.5 mm
Construction: Top Down, Magic Loop

I love this pattern! These were for my son so I'll have to make a pair for myself.

Cynthia
Visit my blog for more details.

Hello!

I am new to this KAL. I love the Sensational Knitted Sock books. I have made the baby cable socks and Stansfield #11. I am a fairly new sock knitter but I am having a blast. The top picture is the Stansfield #11 pair out of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in the colorway Aslan. And the bottom picture is the baby cables made with Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in the colorway Black Purl. Sorry the pictures are at the top. I am new to blogger and I am still learning how it works. Thanks!

Melissa

Openwork Rib Sock #1 Done

I finished the first sock and cast on the second one last night. The ribbing makes it fit really good.

This is a four stitch pattern from her first book - on page 37. More at my blog...

Comment answer: I used size 2 needles to get 8 stitches per inch and I cast on 72 stitches. My foot is like a size 8 1/2 shoe, so it depends on your foot size. The charts in the book can help you figure out how many to cast on and it also depends on the gauge of yarn you are using. Some yarns are thicker and some thinner and that would change your needle size and cast on.
I don't have a way to email the person who asked this question, so I hope you get this, Linda.

Frogtastic Surf Socks

I blogged a little while ago about my Chevron socks that needed to have their entire legs frogged. Thanks for the kind comments people left about the socks. I finally frogged them on Tuesday, and knit on nothing but them all week. These socks involved a whole lot of frogging, not to mention they broke my size 1 Crystal Palace bamboo circular, and I was anxious to get them finished and off the needles.

They were knit with Regia Surf Color yarn. More details are on my blog.

Happy knitting!
Valerie
knitikas.blogspot.com

Broad Spiral Ribbing

Specs:
Pattern: Broad Spiral Ribbing - More Sensational Knitted Socks
Yarn: Regia Bamboo Color 1072 - Jaffa Color
Needles: Size 1 US Inox dpn's
Size: Women's 9.5
Started: May 1, 2007
Finished: July 26, 2007

NModifications: Worked toe-up with Turkish cast on and short-row heel.

Additional photos on my blog.

Seeded Ribbing Check

Hello KAL! This is my first post, I think. I FINALLY have a finished object to share. This pair was taken from More Sensational Knitted Socks. I used a variegated sock yarn for the Seeded Ribbing Check and Plain Seeded Ribbing from the 4-stitch patterns. The heel flap was supposed to be the Eye of Partridge with German Chain Selvage from pg 67 in the book - but I'm fairly certain I have it inside-out. I like it anyway though! More info and FO pics on my blog. Knit on!

Openwork Rib Four-stitch ribbing pattern

This is my first sock done from the Sensational Knitted Socks book. It is a four-stitch pattern on page 37.

The yarn is Seacoast Handpainted purchased from the Loopy Ewe. The color is Penstemon. This colorful yarn is handpainted in New Hampshire .60% Merino, 30% Bamboo, 10% Nylon approx. 400 yards7-8 st. /1", US 1-2 (2.25 mm - 2.75 mm).

I didn't want a detailed pattern that would get lost in the variegated yarn, so I chose a simple rib with little eyelet airholes for summer. I love this yarn, the bamboo in it makes it light.

Also blogged here

Another Slipped Stitch Rib Pair

Pattern: Slipped Stitch Rib (66 sts) from Sensational Knitted Socks

Yarn: Regia Bamboo - Color 1064/Ethnos

Needles: size 1US/2.25mm

Started: June 29, 2007

Finished: July 20, 2007

Blogged here.

Opal

the Akamai Knitter

Yarn Over Cable Socks

This is my first post to the KAL. I have wanted to use one of the ribbing patterns from the SKS book for a while now.
This is the Yarn Over Cable Five Stitch Pattern
The yarn is from Moma-E. The color is SeaBreeze dyed for the paticipants of the Seasocks Cruise.
I used a 32"2.25mm circular top down with a K3P2 rib.
You can read more about it here.

Sailor's Ribbing Socks

Hi Everyone! This is my first post to this KAL although I have had my SKS and MSKS for awhile now. I love them both!

These are a pair I knit this past week for my wonderful husband. Here are the stats:

Pattern: Sailor's Ribbing
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Pioneer
Needles: Addi Turbos 32" SIze 2.0 mm
Construction: Top Down, Magic Loop

Come visit my blog to see the other socks I have knit!

Cynthia

Baby Cable Rib Socks

Hey fellow sock knitters! I've finished another pair of socks for my hubby:


These are the baby cable rib socks from More Sensational Knitted Socks. If you'd like to see more pics or find more info, you can click here. Thanks! Tiennie