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A Winner. And Some Socks

February 3, 2009 By Carole

We have a winner in the 4th Blogiversary Contest. There were 194 comments on the post and the random number generator chose comment #56. The winner is:

Claudia!

Congratulations, my friend. Look for that kpixie gift certificate in your email. Perhaps it will ease your return from the beauty and warmth of Hawaii to the harsh and cold of New England.

And now, for something completely different, how about some finished socks.

ampersand_pair

These are the Ampersand Socks, designed by Kerstin. (I told you I want to knit everything she designs. Apparently I’m well on my way.) The yarn is Socks That Rock Mediumweight in the color Fairgrounds. I’ve had this yarn in the stash for a good long time and decided that the bright colors were just the thing to counteract the snow and ice around here.

ampersand_leg

I knit them for my stepdaughter, Jessica. Really, I should knit socks for her more often as her feet are tiny. Her socks are finished at the point that mine (and Hannah’s) are only ready for the toe decreases. That makes for a pretty fast finished pair of socks – these came off the needles in less than a week.

eye_of_partridge_heel

The eye of partridge heel is lovely and this is the perfect match of yarn and pattern. I love them and, not surprisingly, so does Jessica.

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  1. Kathy says

    February 3, 2009 at 6:16 am

    Those are great socks — so happy!!

  2. Julie says

    February 3, 2009 at 6:25 am

    Nice socks!

  3. Nora says

    February 3, 2009 at 6:28 am

    Those are so cute! The colors are wonderful!

  4. margene says

    February 3, 2009 at 7:25 am

    And Kirsten is featured on my blog today, too. She does very good work and I want to knit all her designs too. The socks are lovely!

  5. Manise says

    February 3, 2009 at 7:58 am

    Nice socks! I too have that colorway languising in my stash. Off to queue…

  6. Sarah R says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Hurrah for Claudia!

    And oh, what lovely socks! Like a summer garden in your shoes.

    Which actually doesn’t sound that appealing when I think about it.

    But still…gorgeous socks!

  7. Anne says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:15 am

    Nice socks! Love the pattern choice. I had that same colorway and have already knit it into plain stockinette – I couldn’t imagine what to do with it that wouldn’t compete with all those colors!

  8. Jean says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:28 am

    What fun, bright colors for a dreary day! Cute, cute, cute.

  9. Chris says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:32 am

    Congrats, Claudia! Hmm, I like those colors knit up a lot more than I expected to.

  10. Karen says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:37 am

    Beautiful socks! I’ve been thinking about that pattern. I’ll have to move them up in the queue.

  11. deb says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Lovely socks and lucky Jessica! I’m lucky that way too – small feet-wise!

  12. Wool Winder says

    February 3, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Nice socks! The colors are so cheerful, they make me smile.

  13. Beth says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:32 am

    I love them, too! The yarn is so wonderful!

  14. Julia says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:45 am

    They’re beautiful! I love the happy colors, definitely need those right now!

  15. claudia says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Dude! Seriously? That really puts a positive spin on this morning for me (which, might I add, I sorely needed). Thanks so much!

  16. Joy says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Pretty socks – love the colors! It’s good to have smaller projects sometimes.

  17. Emily says

    February 3, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Ooo! I really like those!

  18. Barbara-Kay says

    February 3, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Lovely socks, and I know what you mean about Kirsten’s designs. So far I’ve knit Mirelle and Acer. Both were well-written.

  19. Hillary says

    February 3, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Very pretty. Eye of partridge heel is my favorite.

  20. Karen says

    February 3, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Love the socks! So bright and cheery! I love that pattern and have made it twice so far. It is perfect for medium weight str.

  21. Jamisyn says

    February 3, 2009 at 10:55 am

    Gorgeous socks. Love that colorway!

  22. Cookie says

    February 3, 2009 at 11:03 am

    Congrats, Claudia!

    Love the socks, Carole. Another mark in the win column.

  23. elizabeth says

    February 3, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Very pretty and definitely bright and cheerful!

  24. kmkat says

    February 3, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    Happy socks! No wonder Jessica loves them.

  25. mai says

    February 3, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    beautiful socks! i love kirsten’s patterns.

  26. Kristyn says

    February 3, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    You are right those socks brighten up the yucky gray days of winter.

  27. Kel says

    February 3, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Sorry I missed the Blogiversary. So busy at work and sick to boot! Oh yeah, love the boots too!

  28. Stephanie says

    February 3, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    Darn that Claudia! *shakes fist*. She has all the luck. First Hawaii and now Knit Pixie. I had my eye on that Art Yarn cashmere sock yarn. That’s what I get for planning ahead. Oh well – maybe next time. Great socks. The bright colors definitely make the gloom and the cold less daunting.

  29. Sara says

    February 3, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Those socks are adorable…

    Question: is the heel on these the same as the one that we did for the mystery socks TTL for Socktoberfest? I was curious cause I didn’t know the name for the heel…

    I really like her sock patterns! I find them easy enough that I can follow them – and – challenging enough to keep me interested!

    And, congratulations to Claudia…

  30. Betty in Texas says

    February 3, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    oh, yes, the heels are a really nice touch. and congrats to the lucky Claudia!!

  31. Lucia says

    February 3, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Very nice socks! And lucky Claudia.

  32. jill says

    February 3, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    What fun socks. The color reminds me of rainbow sherbet.

  33. Kim says

    February 3, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Fun colors! Reminds me of a summer circus 🙂

  34. heather says

    February 3, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    those really are some bright socks – you sure know how to brighten up winter!

  35. Suzanne says

    February 3, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    Love the socks. Looks nice and summery, the opposite of the snow falling outside right now.

  36. Doris says

    February 3, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    I love those socks! I think that I have that yarn in my stash, and love it even more now that I’ve seen the socks. Might have to rearrange the queu a bit to work on something so nice and bright.

  37. Robin in VA says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    Congratulations Claudia! The socks are beautiful, but I don’t expect anything less from you!

  38. Leslie says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    Congratulations, Claudia! The socks are gorgeous.

  39. LittleWit says

    February 3, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    Your socks look super cozy 🙂

  40. Nell says

    February 4, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Beautiful socks. Just the ticket to brighten a dreary winter day.

  41. Deirdre says

    February 5, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Oh, they’re beautiful – like shots of rainbow in the snow!

  42. Leslie says

    February 6, 2009 at 10:15 am

    What a gorgeous colorway! Very happy socks.

  43. JessaLu says

    February 6, 2009 at 11:33 am

    Very pretty!! :o)

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