Monday, October 30, 2006

I Bring You...SOCKTOBERFEST SOCK........(as in singular)



I bought 2 skeins of sock yarn SPECIFICALLY for my Socktoberfest socks and I had such high hopes of completing two pair of socks before the end of the month!!! But we all know what they say about good intentions!! LOL!!!

I also had the mistaken thought that one pair of circular needles were enough........WRONG.......I got "stuck" with a problem while working on my DH Blue Suede socks and there sat my needles, tied up!!! Took care of that little problem.....I now have I think it is 5 or 6 sets of Circular needles !! LOL!!!

I did finish the Blue Suede socks so I guess that qualifies for Socktoberfest!

This Socktoberfest Sock was knitted on size 3 Knit Picks Circular needles, K2,P2 rib all the way down to the toe. This yarn was hand dyed and as soon as I find what I did with the ball band I'll pass that info along too! LOL!!! I finished the toe using the Kitcheners stitch (decision made by input from my blog buddies, thank you very much....keep those tips coming!!).....It isn't terribly smooth on a couple of stitchs.....will practice a bit on some scrap yarn but I can see already I like the finished product SOOO much more than what I had been doing in the past!

I also took a few minutes this weekend between work and housework to make this!!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very nice socks and I love your pumpkin topiary!

Karen said...

Beautiful socks! It matches the pumpkin perfectly!

Anonymous said...

Congrats! I have two! It took all month to make them. Anyway, I just realized that I forgot to tell you the heel on my socks is just the same ol' heel I do every time, slip 1, knit 1 across on the right side, purl the wrong side

Tonni said...

Great job on the autumn socks! Any excuse will do if you do not want to do housework :)

Anonymous said...

Love the sock and the pumpkin sculpture!

Doogle Knits said...

You are so creative. I'd do anything to get out of housework. I love the pumpkin topiary/sculpture -- very nice.

Anonymous said...

Your socks is lovely! I know your up for a sweater. Just take it one stitch at a time!

Diane said...

Your sock looks great! Housework? Hummmm I should try some of that around here. LOL

ginger said...

Your pumpkin topiary is *so nice*! I loooove it!! :)