Keena's Socks or "You Rule"

These are socks I made for my 11 year old niece for her birthday - Tube socks for growing feet, from Sockotta.

She had to open the package early, and sent me an IM that said "You Rule"

I'm taking that to mean that she likes the socks :-)

Update - Since several have asked what the yarn is
It's Plymouth Sockotta, #11 colorway
I knit it on Brittany DPNs

And,,,, it's been regifted by Keena to her mother / my sister. Keena doesn't like tube socks, but they fit my sister nicely! :-)

Strikke Along

Yes, Another Project!

But starting 1 October, I've decided to make the Finnish Socks from Folk Socks by Nancy Bush.

Updates to follow, but..

I have the Yarn, the Pattern, and the Needles needed!

WIPS and knitting that I'm planning to do

Fall socks for the Townsend Yahoo Group Seasonal KAL

Lilac socks from Jeanie Townsend

Green socks from SKS, for my SO, who has big feet, so I am learning to knit toe up

White alpaca scarf, the keep in the car so can knit at a moment's notice emergency knitting

Planned object d'wool

Fingerless mitts for my niece and sister for Christmas [no, they don't know about this blog, least I don't think so]

Cascade socks, in a winter yarn - Trek tweed, I'm thinking

Fingerless mitts for myself

Mountain Colors Twizzler yarn in Flathead Cherry - destined to be a hat

More yarn than time, right?

Second Pair of Socks

Here they are on the needles - using two circs. Fairly adventurous for the second pair of socks, right? Well, it gets more interesting - I was kinda making up the pattern as I went along.

I wanted Ravenclaw socks, but couldn't find the right blue in the yarn I wanted to use. This is Sunbeam, Saint Ives - made in England, which I thought was entirely appropriate for a Harry Potter sock. Had to have Ravenclaw, as that was the Hogwarts house I sorted into in 3 of the 4 sorting sites I went to.
And I found that for only two rows of color, one could just carry the color, and not cut and join, and deal with all the ends.


I think it was a mostly successful experiment - The socks fit, the heel was interesting and a bit challenging, and the 'seam' line doesn't look as wonky as it might have.



They're shorter than most, I wanted only seven rings of grey going up the leg, one per book. And I used a 6 pointed star toe.

First Pair of Socks!

I call these my Rainbow Sherbet socks - with the colors all swirled together

Notice the stripes match!

Made with Opal, on Brittany dpn's Size 2
Garter Rib pattern, from Sensational Knitted Socks

Finished Booties, And a Sad Story

Well, I finished the booties, and took them into the office. Great reaction from all who saw [I'll try to find the pic of the completed booties to show]

They were darling, should have not bothered to send them to my ungrateful son, but saved them for the county fair entry.

Wrapped them nicely, sent them in a box with other assorted baby items, and a note, saying "let me know when you get this box" and also "please take a pic of Baby Kai in the booties"
And I sent an email with the tracking number, saying "Let me know when you get this box"

I NEVER got an answer - not even a brief email saying "we got the freaking box, and the stuff is really appreciated". And you all know how freaking easy it is to hit a "reply" button
I've not yet gotten a "Thank You"
I've not yet gotten a pic of Baby Kai with the booties on.

Well, guess what. No more knitted items for the Baby Kai until he's old enough to talk clearly, and I can call and ask how he likes the new knitted whatever I make for him then. I'm thinking the sweater with the skull and crossbones.

What I've been doing lately

Baby Booties!

I'm a grandmother, and everychild needs hand made booties, right?

I should take a pic of these now that they are finished, and quite cute.

As a coworker said, they are too cute to give away.

Made from Lorna Lace's sock yarn, in the Black Watch pattern.

The booties above were made after I knew I had a grandson, the ones on the right were made before the DGS's birth.

In lovely Florida colors -

I'm not terribly pleased with the way they seamed up, but.... it was a first attempt.