Knitting Only Socks
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I am a wife, the mother of four grown sons, and nana to five grandchildren. I work part-time as a librarian/ archivist at a university library. I enjoy knitting socks, hats, mittens and other items for charity, reading, hand quilting, growing old-fashioned flowers, and bird watching.
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
The first sock made of scraps.
Needles: US 1½ - 2.5 mm
Yarn: Fingering/sock scrap yarns
Pattern: Inspired by socks made by Blueberries ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
I love these socks made with two different skeins of gradient stripped yarns. This pair is what I hope will be the first of many!
Needles: US 1 - 2.25 mm dp needles
Yarn: Lang Yarns Jawoll Magic Dégradé Colorway 54
Lang Yarns Jawoll Magic Dégradé Colorway 66
Pattern: Happylicious Socks by Mia Dehmer / VickeVira
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Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
My first pair of socks for 2017. I bought the yarns for these socks several years ago and I like how they turned out. More information is on my Ravelry page for this project here ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
I haven't quite finished my January socks, but I'm already planning ahead to my February ones.
I have divided them into three types:
1. Insomnia Socks. This is a series I began a few years ago and will continue. (See here and here and here). I knit them when I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep. They are mostly stockinette stitch--I need something that will lull me back to sleep, not get me agitated or upset because I've messed up the pattern--and a bright, self-patterning yarn.
2. Just-a-Bit Socks. These are the socks I work on when I ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
I took a break from sock knitting and now I'm back. I had a problem accessing my blog as I'd forgotten which email I'd used to begin it but that now has been sorted out.
I'm knitting two pairs of socks and will have some photos to share in a week or so. Stay tuned ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
Needles: Size 1 (2.25mm) dpns
Yarn: In the Night Sky by SpinningFates on Etsy
Pattern: Plain stockinette ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
Needles: Size 2.25 mm dpns
Yarn: Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Barking Dog Yarns
Pattern: Plain stockinette ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
Needles: Size 2.25mm dpns
Yarn: Biscotte & Cie Felix self-striping. Colorway: Go, Habs, Go
Pattern: Plain stockinette ..read more
Knitting Only Socks
3y ago
Needles: 2.25mm dpns
Yarn: Opal. Colorway is For Ladies and Gentlemen
Pattern: Simple Rib on Ravelry ..read more