Ok, this is going to sound really silly but in all my sock knitting I”ve never made a plain pair socks. I always include all over ribbing or a cable or lace or something but never just a plain ol’ sock….
What the hell took me so long…?!
A) I’m making socks ( which is always a good thing)
B) It’s beloved stockinette….round, after round, after mind-calming round of knit stitches.
C) They knit up so fast….(maybe now I can start weeding through some sock yarn stash that seems to be growing exponentially)
Does it get any better than that?
Well, this gorgeous pair are for my best friend May…a while back she very sweetly voiced her “awareness” that to date she has never received a pair of socks from me, that my sister gets them all. Well May-May, here they are. Wear them in good health my friend….love ya honey. I do have to admit parting with these will be a bit hard….they are so soft and yummy…I love them.
That’s one of my pups, Scooby who graciously agreed to model them. Chris and I adopted him and his brother Chance (pictures later, he was feeling a bit camera shy today) last November…Lots more pics of them to come….
Oops almost forgot the details…
Pattern: plain ol’ sock, 72 stitches, slip stitch heel, you know the rest
Yarn: Anne by Schaefer Yarns
Color: The skein came from a potluck bag…no name included.
Amt: I used about 2/3 of the skein…I’m going to use the rest to experiment with Cat’s new book
Needles: Addi #0 (2 circ method)
Thoughts: As you can see above my cure for Second Sock Syndrome (SSS), do them both at the same time…..
I never knit plain socks either. I like ‘em fancy. For plain stockinette I knit hats.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for my beautiful socks! I got them in the mail yesterday and was tempted to lower the AC in the house to 65 so that I could wear them all day long. I had to eventually take them off once my feet started to sweat!! I LOVE them!!!!! The color and the fit are PERFECT!! You’re the best!!