It has been unseasonably cold here for several days. This weather has not been conducive for a photo shoot for the finished and blocked Oh Canada stole so today you get socks. After all, a sock photo shoot takes mere minutes. And that’s about all I could stand to be outside for this weekend.
The yarn is Sophie’s Toes and the color is called Crushed Velvet. Perfect for the upcoming holiday season, I think.
You know the drill – 64 stitches with a picot edge. It’s dull but it works. And when the yarn is as colorful as this stuff it’s really not ever dull at all.
Honestly, this yarn is so yummy I could knit with it all the time. It’s squooshy and comes in some really awesome color combinations. And when I wear socks knit from this stuff I feel like my feet are getting a hug. Really.
Is that weird?
DebbieB Said,
Not weird. I love the massage my feet get from a pair of socks handknit from a good yarn. And I prefer to knit plain vanilla socks out of colorful yarn – patterning is fun in a scarf or shawl, but for some reason I don’t enjoy doing it in the round on a sock. A little rib, perhaps, and I’m good to go.
The color reminds me of Christmas lights viewed through a rainy window – pretty!
Laurie Said,
Nope, not too weird. Handknit socks ARE a hug. And those are beautiful. Boring? Not.
maryse Said,
wow, i love the colors of this one. yeah i’ll be ordering more from her. because i need more sock yarn. hahahahaha
margene Said,
Perfectly names sock yarn! I love the Sophie’s Toes socks you knit for me. Maybe I should buy some yarn.
Julie Said,
If I told you that was weird, I’d be saying I was weird as well. Hand knit socks are a hug for the feet!
Nora Said,
Very pretty. I’m feeling a visit to the frog pond coming on for the Jaywalkers I’m knitting – the virtues of a plain stockinette sock are quite clear to me at the moment!!
LittleWit Said,
Your socks look cozy.
I fear it’s been unseasonably cold everywhere. Even the southerners are feeling it. Does this mean that everyone is in for a hard winter?
Karen Said,
Beautiful socks!! In a way I hope it’s this cold all winter. It will snow less often and the snow will be light and fluffy. Your feet will be toasty warm in your new socks.
deb Said,
Looking at yours and knowinng how quickly you knit them, I think I make mine WAY too lonh in the calf. Those are beautie and I could use them this morning!
Mary K. in Rockport Said,
Ooh, purty. 64 stitches you say? What size needles? I keep ripping out my current sock – maybe plain with a picot edge is the way to go.
Chris Said,
They do look wonderfully squooshy!
Kim Said,
Not weird at all…….that is the best part about handknit socks
. Lovely colors!
Karen Said,
Maybe weird for non knitters but not at all to us. Very pretty socks!
Jean Said,
Very nice. If you’re weird for that then there’s a whole lot of us weirdos around. lol. It’s no weirder than walking up to someone at Rhinebeck that you don’t even know and stroking her sweater.
Wool Winder Said,
The yarn is beautiful and needs a plain sock to shine, I think. Love those socks!
sunflowerfairy Said,
It’s only weird to non-knitters. But hey, I think they are weird so we’re even.
Have a great week!
(And again, so jealous of the delicious socks!)
Kathode Ray Tube Said,
They are luscious! I love them. Good thing to do on a freezing weekend!
Kelli Said,
It is never weird to get a sock hug.
jillian Said,
I know what you mean! Foot hugs!
Susan Said,
I really love that yarn! I think the name says it all!
Hillary Said,
I totally agree about a plain sock not being boring if the yarn is exciting. Great socks.
Lucia Said,
Weird? What? What could be weird about loving handknit socks?
They are most charming. Enjoy.
Cheryl S. Said,
That really is gorgeous yarn. And your feet deserve a hug.
Knitnana Said,
Nope. Not weird at all…and I agree with you on the sock pattern, except that I do 52 stitches on the foot and 60 on the cuff.
Boring, but great mindless knitting, and the yarn SHINES!
LOVE your Sophies Toes!
(((hugs)))
Sarah Said,
No, not weird, but wonderful.
crystal Said,
They look great! Ok, dumb question, maybe, but I’ve never knit socks. I’ve made afghans, and placemats and even Christmas stockings, but I have never made socks because I’ve always figured that they would look miserable after a couple trips to the washing machine. Am I “all wet”?
Or do you have to hand wash them?
Cookie Said,
Not weird.
Adorable. Just like the socks.
Danielle Said,
Not weird at all. I’m aiming for enough handknit socks to wear every day without having to do laundry too often!
Sara Said,
Gorgeous yarn + hand knitting = a hug for your feet. That’s just the way it is! Otherwise, why would we knit socks?
Those are really pretty…
Ina Said,
Beauteaous holiday socks! They’re not dull at all, rather just the right mix of festive color and comfort. (Hm… I could use a bit of each meself.)
Joy Said,
Pretty socks, pretty colors – I like “a hug for your feet!” I machine wash all my socks, but DO dry them on a rack, rather than in the dryer.
Doris Said,
You’re not weird at all. My 21 year old was the first person I heard use the phrase. Year before last, when I knit him his first pair of socks, he sent me a musical thank you card that played the song “Thank you very much, that’s the nicest thing that anyone’s ever done for me.” from some musical. He then wrote me a note about the socks being like hugs for his feet and that he felt he got a hug from me every time that he put them on. He told his roommate the same thing, constantly, and then I had to knit HIM a pair of socks (not a problem except these boys have BIG feet!
I love your socks. I will have to look into that yarn, I love the colors.
Teyani Said,
a hug for your tootsies
and a very nice one it is!
Anne Said,
Hey, I have that colorway! Now I feel moved to use it.
Leslie Said,
Feet deserve hugs, too! I love that colorway and your feet should be most happy
jill Said,
LOVE the colors! Thanks for the link. I hope my husband and kids understand my insistence to NOT buy me a Christmas gift. I buy enough for myself – mostly yarn!
JessaLu Said,
Not weird – my sweaters make me feel like I’m getting a hug ;o) Love the colors, love the socks!
JessaLu Said,
p.s. I now have ‘she wore blue velvet’ stuck in my head. Thanks.
Vicki Said,
the picot edge is so simple and beautiful.
Vicki