Sock Update

Daughter Heather's birthday socks are done and ready for the party in two weeks.

I'm so happy to have them done in plenty of time to avoid pressure knitting.


Pattern: Lilac Sock Pattern by Jean Townsend.

It's free! All you have to do it ask and she sends it to you in .pdf format. Can't beat that deal for a great pattern.

Yarn: Opal sock yarn, 75% wool, 25% nylon

Color: Smoke 1657, available at Fun Knits.

Needles: Addi Turbo #1

Gauge: 8 stitches/inch, 10 rows/inch


Another pair of birthday socks is on the needles.

Mom with a June birthday asked for multicolored socks and a scalloped top. I gave her the choice of several yarns last week, and she picked this one.

Opal calls this color Rainbow, but we all know these are not rainbow colors. They're Skittle colors. I'm calling these the Skittle socks.

I had the skein split to make matching socks. About two inches into the cuff, it was obvious these socks are way too happy and colorful to match, so I changed the plan.


Pattern: Stitch Pattern on cuff from Lacy Scallops Socks by Sockbug. Variations from pattern: A garter stitch top instead of picot cast on and a purl trough in place of the knit in the twelfth stitch.

Yarn: Opal sock yarn, 75% wool, 25% nylon

Color: Rainbow, available at Fun Knits.



Needles: Addi Turbo #1

Gauge: 8 stitches/inch, 10 rows/inch