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STR Socks

July 16, 2009 By Carole

I’ve knit several pairs of socks with Socks That Rock yarn but this is the first ever pair I’m keeping for me.

str pair

I don’t know why I waited so long!  Wait, actually, I do.  The yardage on this yarn is not very generous and I have big feet.  I worried that I wouldn’t get a full pair with a 6.5 inch leg out of one skein if I knit a pair for myself.

str heel

So this time I knit a 4.5 inch leg and that worked like a charm.

str foot

Of course they are my usual picot edge, slip stich heel, yada yada yada.  And they are my second pair for Summer of Socks 09.

str toe

I think I’m really going to enjoy wearing these.

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  1. ChristyH says

    July 16, 2009 at 6:40 am

    I love the greens and purples mix on those. What color is that?

  2. Nora says

    July 16, 2009 at 6:45 am

    Gorgeous colors!!

  3. Kim says

    July 16, 2009 at 7:14 am

    Beeutiful! You are a sock knitting machine!

  4. margene says

    July 16, 2009 at 7:34 am

    They are so pretty!! You do socks to perfection.

  5. Jeannie says

    July 16, 2009 at 7:40 am

    I love the socks. And I like your addition to
    your blog at the bottom “you might like this”.

  6. Lisa says

    July 16, 2009 at 7:57 am

    Lovely – the picot edge is the magic touch. I need to try that.

  7. Inna says

    July 16, 2009 at 8:03 am

    so pretty! I like how nice the stripes look.

  8. irene says

    July 16, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Lovely socks! I am pretty sure the socks I’m working on now are in that same STR colorway–so yummy! Sadly, the ones I’m knitting are not for me.

  9. Barbara-Kay says

    July 16, 2009 at 8:13 am

    Very pretty. I like your independent attitude!

  10. Chris says

    July 16, 2009 at 8:57 am

    STR feels fabulous while knitting, doesn’t it?

  11. Mary K. in Rockport says

    July 16, 2009 at 9:13 am

    They fit so perfectly, and the toe isn’t too pointy. Howdja do that? Kitchener when there still were lots of stitches left? I tried doing a drawstring toe to make my last pair less pointy — it was OK but not great.

  12. blogless sharon says

    July 16, 2009 at 9:33 am

    love the color pattern. oh you are the goddess of sock knitting

  13. Carrie says

    July 16, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Pretty! I made my zombie socks out of STR and I love them, but I popped a stitch on the sole of one and haven’t fixed it yet.

  14. Andrea says

    July 16, 2009 at 10:00 am

    I am a fairly new knitter (since December 08) and so I haven’t tried StR yet, but it was next on my list along with Fleece Artist. It’s good to know ahead of time that there’s not a lot of yardage for big feeted people. I wear a size 9 shoe (and I’m only 5’3″, so I feel like a circus freak sometimes) and have trouble with most patterns fitting my ankles and taking a lot of yards for the foot.

    I’ve had some good experience with Yarntini sock yarn, in the 75% merino 25% nylon blend. The colors are rich too, and I think she’s opening up spots for the last 3 months of her Super Summer semi-solid Sock Club if she hasn’t already. That’s how I get mine.

  15. jill says

    July 16, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Wow! Plum feet! Love ’em!

  16. Hillary says

    July 16, 2009 at 11:02 am

    Lovely socks. I actually prefer shorter socks.

  17. Cheryl S. says

    July 16, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Very nice!!

  18. Big Alice says

    July 16, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Oooh, Puck’s Mischief? Because that is some pretty, pretty yarn. I did some Pomatomouses out of that colorway.
    Lovely socks!

  19. Cookie says

    July 16, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    Great socks!

    If that’s the colorway I think it is, it’s my favorite of the pairs I have out of STR. It’s a shame that their yarn doesn’t wear well. Not surprising, but a shame.

    When will you have the next pair finished? By Monday for show and tell? 😀

  20. deb says

    July 16, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    I think I have 1/2 a pair in that colorway somewhere> Maybe I should dig it up and finish it heh? Yours look lovely!

  21. Doris says

    July 16, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    I love the colors! Great looking socks. Good for you for making them for yourself.

  22. Sarah says

    July 17, 2009 at 12:41 am

    What a lovely pair, and wonderful that they are for you!

  23. beth says

    July 17, 2009 at 11:24 am

    I love the colors!

  24. Bossygirl says

    July 17, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Soooooo pretty….who’s got big feet? I don’t see any big feet. They are lovely. 🙂

  25. Norma says

    July 19, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    Such a pretty colorway!!! Great socks as usual. XO

  26. Donna says

    July 19, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    Those are awesome colors! Good for you – there needs to be some selfish knitting sometimes

  27. Jenna says

    July 19, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    Pretty! The colors really work!

  28. Knitnana says

    July 20, 2009 at 11:28 am

    GORGEOUS!!!
    I was going to guess Puck’s Mischief, too! They’re lovely – and I adore STR. Thankfully, I have small feet!
    (I am not rubbing it in, merely noting the fact)

    And I love watching the striping so much, that this is the pattern I use almost exclusively with STR. Why complicate these things, eh?
    (((hugs)))

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