Green Lace Socks

More socks! Started April 7, 2008 and basically forgot about them until finishing January 4, 2009.

METHOD:
Done in LionBrand Microspun, which I quite like, these are from the pattern "Green Socks" in the book "Ultimate Book of Knit Socks."

The recommended lace was done on #7s, but when I swatched it, I ended up using #6 dpns.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. I really kneed to pay attention to the repeats when I'm doing lace knitting.

2. These don't fit quite right. I'm not sure why. 

Sock Frenzy!

METHOD:
I've made 4 pair of these Lionbrand Magic Stripes socks so far:

1. Seablue colorway - 1 for Mom. Started 7-22-06, finished 8-8-06
2. Purple colorway - 1 for Mom. Started 9-4-06, finished 1-16-07
3. Seablue colorway - 1 for Me. Started 7-15-07, finished 8-15-07
4. Jelly Bean colorway - 1 for Me. Started 2-13-08 when Jeff was in the hospital. Finished 4-6-08.

I love the self-striping and I love working on double pointed needles. My only issue is that they never end up exactly alike. 

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. These would work better if I learned to make them two-at-a-time, since the two socks always end up being slightly different sizes.
2. I's always viewed socks as being THE hardest things to knit, so it made me happy to make the first set, and every time I make a pair, they turn out a little better!

More socks! Now I want some for me.

Sock redux. Another gift for mom. She was supposed to get these for her birthday. In September. Of last year. I'm SO bad.

METHOD:
Lionbrand Sock yarn Magic Stripes again, in the purple color. Done from the pattern on the label, on #3 dpns.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?:
One is still shorter than the other. Maybe I need to knit for people with odd-sized feet?

I can't wait to make more socks, but I want to keep them for myself!

SOCKS!

What seemed to me to be the single most difficult thing I could ever imagine is now REAL! I made a pair of socks! Yay!! I gave them to Mom as a birthday present. She likes them and thinks they're very warm and cozy.

METHOD:
Done in Lionbrand "Magic Stripes" self-striping washable sock yarn in "Sea Blue." One skein makes 2 socks. This was my first experience with double pointed needles, using #3s.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?:
Okay so there were a few holes, but I was able to patch those up. One is a teensy bit longer than the other, but not bad. I guess I should either learn to do these on 2 circs, or learn to count the rounds.