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Socks for Jessica

January 26, 2011 By Carole

As you may have heard, we’ve had a lot of snow around here lately. I’m not happy about it but it’s winter and it’s a fact of life in these parts. One thing I do like about it, though, is the excellent backdrop it provides for the hand knits.

These are my first pair of finished socks for 2011. It’s no surprise that they are my picot edge socks.

It may be a surprise, though, that they are knit from Opal Petticoat and not from a hand dyed skein of something yummy. The truth is, I chose this yarn because I needed to cast on in a hurry and Opal is already wound into a center pull ball. The benefit is that Opal wears like iron. And also, the colors are perfect since my stepdaughter Jessica loves yellow.

I gave them to her the other night and she is thrilled. Jess always says when I knit her a pair of socks, “wow, they fit like they were made just for me.” And then I always say, “that’s because they were made just for you.”

It’s one joke that never grows old around here.

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  1. Dianne says

    January 26, 2011 at 7:43 am

    Cute socks and such a cheery yarn! I always love a picot edge cuff.

  2. Manise says

    January 26, 2011 at 7:54 am

    Very cheery socks!

  3. Jeannie says

    January 26, 2011 at 7:55 am

    Nice background for the socks and I think those socks are cute
    and very cheerful!

  4. Beth says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:09 am

    Love those colors and the joke, too! After I find the pair of socks I was knitting 🙁 and finish them, I’m going to cast on another pair of your picot edge socks. Love that pattern!

  5. margene says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Love Opal and I have that color way in my stash! If i could every sock I made would be Opal or Woolen Rabbit. They make such durable beautiful socks. I hear more snow is coming your way. Stay warm, friend.

  6. Patty says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Such nice colors Carole!

  7. jill says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:41 am

    Those colors will remind Jessica that spring IS coming. And that you love her! Happy day, Carole. Stay warm!

  8. Knitnana says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:41 am

    Lovely!! I like using yarns that aren’t quite 100% wool, as I think they hang in longer…
    🙂

  9. DebbieB says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:55 am

    Very nice socks! I only knit socks for myself and my daughter, since those two measurement sets are available to me. Do you have all your sock recipients measured and recorded? Or do you just wing it, and have fabulous success?

  10. Jo-Ann says

    January 26, 2011 at 9:23 am

    Those socks are totally cool, which is fitting since they go to totally cool Jess! Love the colors, they look like Easter eggs. Spring is coming … right???

  11. marianne says

    January 26, 2011 at 9:25 am

    LOVE those colours!

  12. Sapphireblue says

    January 26, 2011 at 10:20 am

    Those are just beautiful socks! I love how the stripes turned out. I must try the picot edge. That’s the first time I have ever seen it.

  13. Mary K. in Rockport says

    January 26, 2011 at 11:24 am

    Very pretty yarn, a hint of spring.

  14. Nichole says

    January 26, 2011 at 11:31 am

    Those are gorgeous!

  15. Hillary says

    January 26, 2011 at 11:49 am

    That’s really sweet. I love when someone really appreciates the socks.

  16. Teyani says

    January 26, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    nice colorway!!

  17. Kate says

    January 26, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Those are beautiful!

    I cast on for a pair of basic picot-edge socks the other day, as a salve against the no-fun ones I just finished. But these are going to be relatively slow-going as well, because I’m using them for an opportunity to practice knitting Continental (which I’ve now been doing for a grand total of…22 hours :-D). Plus, sometimes you just need an easy basic sock, right?

  18. Martha says

    January 26, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    I think those are super pretty! And Opal truly does wear like iron, so you know Jessica will appreciate them for years to come.

  19. Sara says

    January 26, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    Very cheery socks – I love them…

  20. amanda {the habit of being} says

    January 26, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    i saw these on flickr yesterday and loved the colors. not sure i’ve ever tried knitting with opal but if it wears like iron i’m thinking it might be a good option for man socks!

  21. Cookie says

    January 26, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Cute!

  22. Brenda says

    January 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    I have a pair of socks that looks almost identical to those, except I used the after-thought heel. I worked them toe-up, so the picot edge wasn’t allot of fun. (!) I still like the self-patterning sock yarns—they seem to wear like iron and make for good mindless knitting in front of the TV or when listening to audiobooks. I’m with you on the OPI toe nail polish from your last post, too. It’s unbelievable cold here in Iowa, and it seems like we’ll never be back in sandals or riding our bikes again. (I have an Electra, too.)

  23. staci says

    January 27, 2011 at 9:02 am

    Love the colors! That’s a cute inside joke you and Jessica have 🙂 I happen to have a pair of picot-edged socks on the needles as we speak!

  24. Laurie says

    January 27, 2011 at 10:06 am

    Lovely socks – the colors in that yarn are the perfect antidote for winter blahs.

  25. Lorette says

    January 27, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    I love the socks! I never get tired of plain vanilla socks. Of all the socks I’ve knit, the Opal yarn tends to wear the best over time.

  26. Lifesastitch says

    January 31, 2011 at 11:07 am

    I have two skeins of that yarn in my stash. I don’t do socks, but I was thinking about weaving them into a petticoat plaid.

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