Socktoberfest – Part I – Kaylee
Posted on | October 8, 2007 | 13 Comments
Never really being a sock knitter until just recently, I have no sock yarn in my stash – with the exception of a leftover ball which may someday become the mate to this one (I don’t know though, I really didn’t enjoy knitting with this particular yarn, it was very string-y, not soft), and the leftovers from Chuck’s which might or might not be enough for a pair of footies when combined. That’s it.
But now that I’ve knit a wearable pair and caught the bug, and there is that little thing called Socktoberfest going on, add to that the fact that I just had 3 FOs skip off the needles (no matter how long I’d been working on them – ahem) and I really wanted to start another small, satisfying knit – Seems like the perfect opportunity for a little yarn shopping eh? Well, I’m not on an official yarn diet but, Tad & I are trying to curb our consumption in general, and since I already have yarn for a handful of great projects, I’m attempting to be thoughtful about the yarn that I do buy.
So, where does that leave me in the sock category? There was that handspun that I originally wanted to make socks with. Sad, isn’t it, that I’ve been spinning for nearly a year now (though sporadically) and I have yet to make anything from my handspun? I have swatched a bit, started a hat and ripped it, and nearly finished a prototype of Chrysalis (which was also ripped, I like the real one so much better!). Anyway, this is my favorite bit of handspun so far (imperfect, but certainly my best to date), and so I have been determined to turn it into something wearable & useful. Am I the only beginning spinner with this problem? Both Heather and Domesticat suggested on my original post that I might get footies out of it, and since it is Socktoberfest, and the color seems well-suited, I thought it would be the perfect time to try!
Enter Ravelry! Quick, I need a free sock pattern, toe-up & with lots of holes to make the yarn go further! About page 3 into 30 pages of free sock patterns, I stumbled on Kaylee (and I’d never seen this pattern before – one of my favorite things about Ravelry is being able to search so many patterns all in one place!)
I think I might make it – fingers firmly & decidedly crossed.
Part II to follow (I do have some worsted yarn in my stash for another neat pattern!)
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October 8th, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Looking great so far! Orange lace is, I would guess, rather uncommon, but I love it!
October 9th, 2007 @ 12:01 am
Ahhh, lovely! And autumny, very suitable for the season.
October 9th, 2007 @ 9:41 am
i’m not a girl for orange. not really. i can’t stand it near my face, but THIS yarn could make me weak. and my feet aren’t near my face… hmmmm… orange socks. yes, add those to my to-do-list.
the pattern you chose seems to turn out great… oh, so tempting!
go you!!!
October 9th, 2007 @ 11:36 am
Great start! I really like that pattern and it’s one I haven’t seen before either!
aahhh….Ani Difranco. Gotta love her!
October 9th, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
Great find! The patterns is working perfectly with your handspun.
October 9th, 2007 @ 3:47 pm
Ravelry might just make Google obsolete for knitters! I love the pattern!
October 10th, 2007 @ 2:32 am
I’m not much of a sock knitter either, but in a moment of insanity I decided to knit socks for everyone in my family this year for xmas (luckily I have a small family). thanks for the heads up about ravelry – and your socks look fabulous so far!
October 10th, 2007 @ 6:40 am
I love the color of that yarn! The socks are going to be gorgeous!
Isn’t Ravelry the best for finding new patterns!
October 11th, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
this is amazing for someone who doesn’t normally do socks!
beautiful color too.
October 12th, 2007 @ 9:05 am
The color is great and the yarn looks fabulous, so does the pattern. My first pair of socks were argyll (knit in not duplicate stitch) in alpaca. They were for my husband and beautiful…until they accidentally went into the washing machine the first time. What a labor of love for one wear! :)
October 12th, 2007 @ 9:07 am
Gol dang Mel – where have I been? You’ve been so busy I don’t know where to start! Your photos are, as always, so gorgeous and fun. Seems like we knitters think in waves too – I HAD to get more than one project going or I was going to lose my mind with the Whiskey one. YOur orange socks are glowing, can’t wait to see that Gryphon secret, etc., etc.!
October 14th, 2007 @ 2:13 am
Those socka are a gorgeous colour, I must get some orange yarn! Thank you for the comment x
October 14th, 2007 @ 8:24 pm
Mel,
Those socks are just beautiful. I’m not really an orange person, but the yarn is really nice:) It looks like really nice hand-spun to me!
Ang