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Purple Rain Socks

September 28, 2016 By Carole

Can I get a drum roll? I’m pretty sure the 3rd pair of finished socks for the year deserves one. That’s right. Pair numero tres.

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I started them back in May, shortly after Prince died. The purple just called out to me and with those stripes of light grey and dark grey, well, I call them my Purple Rain socks.

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No picot edge, for a change, just some straight up 2×2 ribbing and then lots (and lots) of round and round and round.

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These guys saw me through the spring and summer at plenty of meetings and trainings, at the beach and on the deck until finally, on the first day of fall, I finished them.

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Just in time for the arrival of cooler weather. And purple asters, too.

 

 

 

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  1. Sean says

    September 28, 2016 at 6:38 am

    Smthat a self striping yarn? I love the stripes! So cute. Do you block socks?

    The boys talked about seeing you all morning! xo

  2. Bonny says

    September 28, 2016 at 7:40 am

    I love that purple and gray together! Hope you get to wear them soon (even though I know you’re hanging on to summer and warmth with all you’ve got)!

  3. Mary K. in Rockport says

    September 28, 2016 at 7:42 am

    The intermediate stripes actually look like “rain.”

  4. Vera says

    September 28, 2016 at 7:58 am

    So pretty – love the purple and grey together. Sometimes just plain socks are the easiest and best to knit…not a whole lot of thought necessary – lol

  5. Manise says

    September 28, 2016 at 8:13 am

    Ha! I have the same Opal yarn in some form of sock WIP stage. They are a pretty color way. Now to go and find mine buried somewhere. Lol.

  6. Patty says

    September 28, 2016 at 8:32 am

    Perfect! The colors are great. I’m knitting round and round socks right now too. They shall be traveling soon. 🙂

  7. Vicki says

    September 28, 2016 at 9:39 am

    Those are awesome. You’ll be singing “Purple Rain” — either out loud or in your head — every time you wear them!! 😉

  8. Jo-Ann says

    September 28, 2016 at 9:53 am

    Love them! You’ll definitely have the ear worm each and every time you wear them 🙂

  9. margene says

    September 28, 2016 at 10:46 am

    A wonderful tribute to Prince and a nice way to keep your toes warm this winter. Dwight Yoakam has a new cover of Purple Rain and it’s great (if you like country music).

  10. Jo says

    September 28, 2016 at 11:59 am

    My address is….lol! I love anything purple.

  11. Linda says

    September 28, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    Lovely purple socks!

  12. JudyH says

    September 28, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    So beautiful!

  13. Kym says

    September 28, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    Love them! Perfect Purple Rain socks. (And I think you were knitting those on my dock this summer!!!)

  14. Lydia says

    September 29, 2016 at 8:12 am

    Love ’em. Well done on finishing 3 pair!

  15. Mary says

    September 30, 2016 at 6:27 am

    What a pretty color combination! (and I still need to knit a pair of self-striping socks!)

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