Purple Stripey Socks - DONE!

Started Jan 19/11

Finished Apr 11/11

This is for a KAL. I can't wait to see how these turn out. This is a basic sock from Wendy Johnson's Socks from the Toe Up book.

Feb 18/11 - started on heel!

Feb 21/11 - turned the heel!

Mar 4/11 - finished the first sock!!

Apr 5/11 - started heel on 2nd sock

Apr 7/11 - turned heel on 2nd sock

Needle: Size 0 circular

Yarn: KnittyK8 Simple Stripes in Purple Octopus on the Run

Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gusset-heel-basic-socks

My Purple Socks - DONE!

Started Dec 2/09 Finished Jan 20/10

I LOVE this yarn. It is so soft and the color is lovely. I have big feet so I knitted the toe till I had 60 stitches instead of the 54 in the book. The second sock has a funky toe since I cast it on as a figure 8 and I did an extra row following the instructions.

Dec 7/09 - Finished one repeat of the 26 line pattern

Dec 21/09 - Turned the heel but realized I made it too long. Will have to froggle back and redo the heel. ARG!

Jan 1/10 Finished one sock!

Needle: Size 2 circulars

Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon Bugga! in Darkling Beetle

Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/labyrinth-socks

My First Toe Up - DONE!

Started Aug 2/09 Finished Sept 25/09

Fiberphile has KAL (knit a long) and she said any pattern from Socks from the Toe Up by Wendy Johnson. I just got that book from Amazon.com not too long a go. I decided to do the Lacy Rib Socks http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lacy-ribs-socks. They will be in Fiberphile Yarns & Hand-Dyed Fibers Mosaic Super Squish Sock's Dark Bloom. I finally managed to do the Turkish cast-on last night after 4 tries. Watching someone do it on You-tube with needles in the left hand helped me a lot (the book shows it with the needles in the right hand). I figured out that I knit left handed continental method rather then right handed English Method.

So far this is a nice and easy lace pattern!

Aug 18/09 Started the gusset!

Aug 20/09 Finished the heel, its not pretty. I’m glad I did the Silver Sock class before this so I knew what I was doing wrong at the heel. I messed up and the count wasn't working but I knew that I should be picking up the side so I just did it. I ended up with way too many stitches some how so I had to decrease which is why it doesn't look at all like it should.

Aug 30/09 Finished the first sock!

I did a much nicer job of the heel on the second sock. It always take me one try of a pattern to figure out the kinks. I would have finished quicker if I didn't try to work on 5 projects at a time.

Needles: Size 0 47" circular needle

Yarn: Fiberphile Yarns & Hand-Dyed Fibers Mosaic Super Squish Sock in Dark Bloom

Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lacy-ribs-socks