I’ve run out of titles for new pairs of socks. Finished this pair yesterday.

These have gone into the growing pile of finished socks – likely Christmas presents!

The pair I started last evening using leftovers may, however, end up in my sock drawer.

My current goal is to use up the variegated leftovers in my yarn basket (the leftover solids are always useful to have around, lots of those small balls will get used up in the next grouping of socks). I am planning not to buy more sock yarn until that basket of variegated leftovers is empty!

Finished this pair on the weekend – turns out I made this pattern in blue a month or so ago. The pattern seemed familiar and then I looked in the pile of socks and there it was in blue.

I still haven’t sent those two pair of socks off – must do it soon!

Right now, I’m finishing a pair of socks a friend started and hasn’t been able to finish. I completed one sock which only needed to be toed off; the second one she’d only got as far as the heel – I’m now 2/3 of the way along the foot and hope to finish the pair in the next couple of evenings.

I knew before I began the patterned yarn wouldn’t be enough to do two socks without some accommodation. So I only knit 75 rows for the leg, rather than my usual 85 which would let me extend the pattern further into the foot than otherwise. Then I introduced a light grey to intersperse as alternate rows just past the instep to get me as far into the foot as I could possibly go. When the patterned yarn ended I knit a couple rows of grey then brought in the dark blue for the toe, knit five rows and toed off.

A pretty good looking pair of socks.

For some reason, this pair seemed to go slowly – other pursuits seemed to take precidence. However, they are done. They turned out nicely. 

In the stash, awaiting a good home.

This morning I had a visit with my massage therapist – he was wearing the socks I gave him last fall (a definite indication they’re appreciated). Could be time to knit him another pair!

Finished this pair last evening. I’d actually finished the first sock – my standard sock for a women’s size 8 shoe wearer, but learned the recipient wears a 9 1/2 – 10 shoe. I took the toe off, added ten rows, put the toe back on. Then I finished the second sock.

And here is the next pair already underway: 

Check back in about two weeks – that’s how long it takes me to knit a pair of socks. 

Nothing fancy – I had a ball of soft blue/grey tones. Extended the yarn by creating stripes with the navy yarn at the ankle – threw in a couple of yellow rows just before turning the heel to liven it up. 

No name on these.  Just added to the sock stash.



There seems to be less and less yarn in the 50g balls – I seem to be having to improvise more in the feet these days even for a sock to fit a women wearing a size 7 1/2 shoe! Anyway, I like how this pair turned out. I was able to use up a couple is smallish balls of leftover in yellow and red.



Don’t know how many pairs this makes – somewhere in the vicinity of 350, I’m guessing. This pair is for my chiropractor who wears the previous two pairs he has. I’m happy knitting for people who love wearing my wool socks!

That’s it for now with men’s size socks. Back to socks for women. They go faster.