Stitches of Violet

My Christmas sock knitting is ahead of schedule and under control. I have no sock blockers for Brother Dave's shoe size 14. It's imp...

One pair of Christmas socks done. Two pairs to go. The picture has been lightened up just a little so the cables show. In a previous post t...

These are for me. I wore them to church on Sunday with gray slacks, a gray turtleneck, and my barn red Hanover Jacket . Pattern: Basic sock...

This was a fun knit and I'm pleased with the results. The fit is snug, the way I like it, because of the ribbing. By putting the pattern...

The Trekking is a woolly feeling, slightly fuzzy yarn. I wouldn't use it for a complicated pattern requiring good stitch definition, but...

It wasn't until I was editing the picture of the completed socks that I noticed three knit stitches that should be purl stitches way up ...

Yesterday Bob received his third pair of Birthday socks. (See the other two here .) This pair was three days late for several reasons. These...

Happy Birthday Bob!! Many many years ago a cute brown eyed baby boy was born in Mason, Michigan. His family moved to Battle Creek and Mason ...

There has been some knitting. Simple, mindless knitting with soothing soft yarn reminding me how knitting can be a pleasure. First I finishe...

In addition to Mom's birthday socks in pink Simply Sock wool, she's getting a couple more pair in Knitpicks Felici. Since she requ...

The lure of the Simply Socks Yarn Company Solid Sock Line was Mom choosing this color from the spectrum of 67 solid colors available. This...

Daughter Heather's birthday socks were done in plenty of time for our 4 generation Louise Lunch on Saturday. She loved the color and did...

This is a yarn experiment pair of socks I knit for sister Carrie's birthday. She is also getting a nice pair of socks in a Panda Cotton...

Dog trainer Gail's second pair of birthday socks were done for delivery last Thursday. Pattern: Basic cuff down sock pattern on 64 stit...

I've mentioned this before, but since I only knit with Panda Cotton once a year I'll repeat. Panda Cotton is nice to knit. Good stit...

Done and ready to wrap for dog-trainer Gail's March 18th birthday. Pattern: Basketweave Ribbing Socks , a free pattern that easily conv...

Yesterday between bouts of dealing with the nasty weather, I finished John's birthday socks. The cuffs are seven inches long from top to...

These socks are soft and cuddly. I'm looking forward to wearing them. Pattern: 56 stitch basic socks. The stitch pattern is from one of...

Don't have much to say about these socks except I'm happy with them and looking forward to wearing them often. The pattern instructi...