If there’s anything I’ve learned since bringing Fred & George into our lives, it’s that my knitting projects needs to be small. As in, small enough to stuff into a zippered bag quickly should the little devils sweethearts show any interest in what I’m doing. Spoiler alert: they almost always show interest when the yarn comes out.

Believe me, I would love to be working on my Daytripper Cardigan with my souvenir Icelandic yarn. But the wool fumes from that yarn are quite obviously stronger than any other wool fumes in the house and the only way I can work on that is to either lock Fred & George in a room away from me or lock myself in a room away from them. And I’m just not willing to do that.

So. I’m knitting socks.

The yarn is from The Cozy Knitter and it’s the 2022 Advent 24 stripe skein. The colors are wonderful and the stripes are wildly entertaining. I’m using yarn from the stash for the cuff, heel and toe. I’m really enjoying the heck out of knitting these.

Even if it is only when Fred & George are asleep.

To put it bluntly, the socks feel a little anticlimactic after the wedding sweater, right? But it’s Wednesday and it’s knitting so here are the Something Blue Socks I knit for Hannah to wear with her Kate Spade sparkly sneakers on her wedding day.

I sort of used Helen Stewart’s pattern for Lavender Field Socks but also, not really. I mean, the lace portion is definitely from her pattern, but the picot edge and heel and all of the other details are just the same as my regular picot edge socks.

The yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy (with cashmere, of course) in the color Iceland. The yarn, just like everything else about that day, was perfect.

And that’s the story of the wedding socks.

As promised, I knit a bunch while on vacation in Maine. Did I make as much progress as I’d hoped? Of course not. I mean, we’re knitters, do we ever knit as fast as we think we will? I can see you all nodding your heads in agreement.

Here is the current state of sock number one of the wedding socks:

I call them Something Blue. It should be much further along, however, after knitting the picot edge and the lace panel and another inch or so on the drive to Maine I took a look and . . . they were much too big. I actually listened to the voice in my head for a change and I immediately ripped them out and started over in the smaller size. They are much better now and I’m not really worried about getting them finished in time.

I’m not showing you the sweater but I will just say that . . . I’m worried. The lace portion of the bottom is done and I’m on the main part which is all stockinette. You’d think that would go quickly but did I mention lace weight yarn? And size two needles? Yeah. That’s why I’m worried.

It’s all good, though. Really. I swear.

I usually show you something I’ve finished when I post the title Wednesdays Are For Knitting. This week, though, I need your help selecting a sock pattern. You see, it has been determined, by Hannah and I, that I will knit her socks to wear on her wedding day. She’s wearing these adorable Kate Spade sparkly sneakers and we think a pair of hand knit socks will be just.the.thing.

I was going to knit the socks with some Fleece Artist yarn I’ve hard for ages but I was . . . ahem . . . perusing The Loopy Ewe the day after we made this decision and I found Dream In Color Smooshy (with cashmere) in a beautiful shade of blue called . . . wait for it . . . Iceland. It was fate, I tell you.

The truth is that Hannah would be perfectly fine with a pair of my plain ole picot edge socks. But. These are wedding socks, friends, and I feel like they need to be a little extra, you know? There are things to consider, though. One is that Hannah isn’t a big fan of too much going on with socks. Another is that the pattern needs to be simple enough that I can get them done without fussing over them too much. I was really leaning towards my old standby, Feather and Fan, because the pattern is easily memorized and I know they will fit. But then I thought, I’ve got an arsenal of knitting experts at my disposal. Perhaps I’m missing out on a pattern that would be perfectly wonderful for wedding socks.

So, I’m asking. Given all I’ve mentioned, what sock pattern would you recommend I use?

Inquiring minds want to know!

I finished the Pink Socks last week. I started these with the intention to give them to Hannah but Jessica was over really admired them and it’s been a long while since she got hand knit socks and now they are hers.

I didn’t do my usual picot edge this time, I did a more traditional couple of inches of ribbing.

I honestly don’t know what the yarn is. At first I thought Knitterly Things but it might actually be Ball and Skein. I didn’t make note of my starting point on the first sock so when I went to knit the second I had to literally knit and knit for a few inches until I found the matching section and then I ripped them out and started over at that point. My love for matching socks knows no end.

And now they are done and they will make Jessica happy and that’s enough for me.