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Build Me Up Buttercup Socks

March 20, 2008 By Carole

What’s a .knitter to do when the sleeves of her husband’s sweater are making her cry she’s so bored? Finish a pair of socks, of course!

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These are for Hannah. I had hoped to finish them for last weekend as I wanted to give them to her as a gift for her stellar performance in “Grease” at school. That was not to be and instead I gave them to her quite unceremoniously yesterday afternoon.

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She loves the yarn so much that she’s okay with the lack of sock sleeve and special presentation. The yarn is, of course, Vesper sock yarn, brilliantly dyed by my dear friend Julia of Knitterly Things.

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See those perfectly matched stripes? I really can’t take much credit for that. All I did was make sure I started in the same place for each sock. Julia’s dyeing technique is what makes those perfect stripes.

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And Hannah’s just a wee bit anal about the matching socks thing so she adores these. She was singing, off key mind you, the whole time I was snapping these pictures.

Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down and mess me around
And then worst of all you never call, baby
When you say you will but I love you still
I need you more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up Buttercup, don’t break my heart

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The nice thing about a pair of socks is the only way they’ll break your heart is if they wear out.

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  1. Manise says

    March 20, 2008 at 6:50 am

    Great socks! I’m almost at the toe decreases of my first Vesper sock in Algae! Love the yarn and the stripes.

  2. Lisa says

    March 20, 2008 at 7:01 am

    Great socks! Love the Buttercup colors. Hmmm… I have that yarn in my stash too.

  3. margene says

    March 20, 2008 at 7:22 am

    If you have enough socks they rarely wear out…you’ll get there. Love the colorway…very, very pretty. Nice work!

  4. britt says

    March 20, 2008 at 7:37 am

    nice. and i will be singing that song the rest of the day. just reading the lyrics has stuck it to my brain.

  5. Kate says

    March 20, 2008 at 7:53 am

    When i was in college, a boy that I grew up with (preschool to college graduation) had to sing that to me with his frat brothers on the quad. I love that song… I sing it out loud and without reservation whenever I hear it. Dan swears it will be played 9 times at our wedding… ha ha ha

    nice socks.

  6. Lucia says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:00 am

    You know how I am about st st and self-striping yarn… but I find myself weakening…

  7. Karen says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:00 am

    Lovely socks!!

  8. Carol says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:02 am

    Those are really nice! I’d sing too if I got socks like those 🙂 I’ll be singing to myself all day…

  9. Deirdre says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:05 am

    What a nice mom you are!! Vesper is one (of the few) sock yarns I haven’t tried yet – looks lovely!

  10. Robin in VA says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:11 am

    So CUTE!!! Love the colors in that yarn…I guess I should put Vesper on my list (another yarn to try)!

  11. Deb says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:14 am

    Adorable! Added bonus of reminding me of high school dance line – their theme song was “Buttercup”. I’ll be humming it all day long!

  12. Kim says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:21 am

    What fun socks! My girls would love those too 🙂

  13. Laurie says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Good match of song and socks. They surely went to the right person.

  14. jessica~ says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:30 am

    Fabulous colorway! And I love the edging!

  15. Donna says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:44 am

    I LOVE those colors! Great job. Hannah is a lucky girl…..

  16. Beth says

    March 20, 2008 at 9:04 am

    Or socks can break your heart if you think you have them finished properly but don’t and you see a hole in the toe after the first time you wear them and you don’t have the gumption to rip back and reknit to fix the hole. 🙂 Great socks – I really like the detail at the top.

  17. Wool Winder says

    March 20, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Very pretty! Hannah knows how to show her appreciation and guarantee herself another pair of hand knit socks. Smart girl.

  18. Julie says

    March 20, 2008 at 9:12 am

    Adorable socks as always! Daniel loves that song.

  19. Kathy says

    March 20, 2008 at 10:17 am

    Very cute! What type of heel did you do?

  20. Danielle says

    March 20, 2008 at 10:18 am

    Thanks. Guess what song is gonna be stuck in my head all day??? (At least I’ll have an image of cute socks to go with it…)

  21. elizabeth says

    March 20, 2008 at 10:20 am

    Fabulous colors! I just got some Vesper sock yarn in Love Stinks Yeah Yeah and I think I’ll make those my next portable project.

  22. Cheryl S. says

    March 20, 2008 at 10:38 am

    Perfect! That must be that Vesper yarn again. What great stripes!

  23. Dave Daniels says

    March 20, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Wow, thems is some great colors, Carole. Well done!

  24. Hillary says

    March 20, 2008 at 10:47 am

    Very nice socks. That Vesper sock yarn looks really crisp with such lovely, strong colors.

  25. Lynne says

    March 20, 2008 at 11:17 am

    I love them, I love them, I love them.

  26. Chris says

    March 20, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    Stripey goodness!

  27. Cookie says

    March 20, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    That Hannah is one lucky girl. Great socks, Carole! I love the heels. And I will have you know there is nothing wrong with needing and loving the matchy-matchy socks. :p

  28. Sara says

    March 20, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Hannah is one lucky girl to have a mom that knits up beautiful socks! Glad to hear she had a stellar performance in GREASE! I know you are proud of her! Love the colorway!

  29. Kelli says

    March 20, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    I love that song. 🙂 I think it matches the socks rather nicely.

  30. Lori says

    March 20, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Love those socks! It’s my favorite Vesper colorway! I am always really amazed by how perfect she dyes the stripes!

  31. Knitnana says

    March 20, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    Fabulous Socks! And is it just me, or is it amazing that these kids like MY generation’s music?
    (((hugs)))

  32. BigAlice says

    March 20, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    Those are nifty socks. Mmmm, stripes.
    Congratulations to Hannah! I was in Grease in high school, I was the nasty mean teacher. It was so much fun.

  33. maryse says

    March 20, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    yes i hear that vesper sock yarn is quite lovely … NOT THAT I’VE EVER BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO SNAG ANY!!

    those are some great looking socks.

  34. Beth S. says

    March 20, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    Oh great… yet another great colorway to covet. 😉

    And hooray for picots! I can’t get enough of them.

  35. Vicki says

    March 20, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Cute, cute socks!! (I’ve always LOVED that song — that was an important time in my cultural coming of age.)
    ; )

  36. elizabeth says

    March 20, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    those are to die for colors Carole! totally cute. 🙂

  37. Julie says

    March 20, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Hannah is very lucky! Those are some gorgeous socks.

  38. lisa says

    March 20, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    I’m old enough that I started singing that song in my head as soon as I saw the post title! Great socks… And what stunning eggs, oh my… My widow friend (that you met briefly at spa) said she is convinced that another friend’s farm fresh eggs made up into real butterscotch did wonderful things for her husband. He’d ask for it, and she’d make it, and if he had a doc appt soon after, his ‘counts’ would all be incredibly good, more than the docs could believe.

  39. Chris H says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:51 pm

    Those are great! Did I see those at Spa, or was it something different..??

  40. Chris H says

    March 20, 2008 at 8:51 pm

    Those are great! Did I see those at Spa, or was it something different..??

    Back to Zombies!

  41. Laura says

    March 20, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    Love those perfectly matched stripes – LOVE that she was singing – and I like my eggs fried over medium. 😀

  42. Laura says

    March 20, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    Love those perfectly matched stripes – LOVE that she was singing – and I like my eggs fried over medium. 😀

  43. JessaLu says

    March 20, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    Love the colors – and the matchy matchy! ;o)

  44. Debi says

    March 21, 2008 at 5:43 am

    Love the song, love the socks! 🙂

  45. Rachel says

    March 21, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Great socks! I feel the same way you do about Vesper yarn. I’m knitting a pair of socks with it right now, and I marvel the whole way through at how nicely the stripes turn out. Julia is indeed a very talented dyer. I bet Hannah loves those socks!

  46. Wanda says

    March 22, 2008 at 1:13 am

    Those socks are just amazing. Maybe one day I’ll get some Vesper yarn.

    Happy Easter!

  47. ~Kristie says

    March 23, 2008 at 12:51 am

    wonderful socks! I love it when the stripes work out … and I think it has to do with the dyer AND the knitter.

  48. Teyani says

    March 23, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    lovely buttercups! And I think that you DO get some credit for lining up the stripes so perfectly. I never seem to get the knack of that (giggle)

  49. leslie says

    March 24, 2008 at 11:01 am

    Cute, cute, cute!

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