I have been knitting nothing but socks lately, which is good, because it’s been HOT.
I am trying to complete current WIPs and UFOs, but I’m SO tempted to cast on some new socks, because I’ve gotten some great stuff (Woolgirl kits, anyone???) lately. Oh well. I am trying… and so far, I am winning.
I posted about this last time, but the first pair finished for the 52 Pair Plunge III was my Waving Lace socks.

I am still so glad that they are finished!! I can’t wait to send them to my mom. Once again, the yarn is Regia Silk in a denim blue color.
The 2nd pair was a pair I tried to finish up quickly for the Socks that Rawk! Q2 KAL, the Mad Color Weave socks. Even though the pattern was fun, I decided to only do 5 repeats instead on the cuff instead of 6 like the pattern called for, and I knit the foot in plain stockinette. The yarn I used is STR Lightweight in Firebird, which I got in the Rockin’ Sock Club a year (or two?) ago. I love how the striping on the feet almost match up!

Pair #3 was kind of a pain in the ass. I love the pattern (Red Dwarf Socks), but the yarn sucks, IMHO. The yarn is Knit One Crochet Too Wick. It’s supposed to wick away moisture, and it works because I had an extra sweaty water bottle drip on my knitting, and the water just beaded up. If there were any rough spots on the needles or on my hands (I’m a nail-biter), the yarn caught on it and pulled a little. The yarn was hard on my hands, and it turned my Clover Bamboo needles a dark brown (they almost look rosewood, ha!) after the first sock, and a purpley-brown after the second sock. I still haven’t soaked or washed these socks yet, but I bet they’ll bleed like a stuck pig… or, you know, something else that bleeds a lot. My favorite part of the pattern, though, was the garter stitch cuff. I might try this on more socks in the future.

Pair #4 is hot off the needles. Because I’m doing the plunge, I’m finding myself joining any and every sock KAL I can find, it seems. The first semi-successful finish is the Lacy Rib Socks from Socks from the Toe Up by Wendy D Johnson (aka WendyKnits). I should’ve gone down a needle size.. the socks would’ve fit better then. They’re a little big/baggy as it is right now, but I’m not ripping them out & I’m not giving them away. The yarn I used was Dream in Color Smooshy in Petal Shower, which I just happened to have wound up from another failed project. Thanks to DiC’s very generous yardage, I have half a ball left, which is enough for another pair of socks if I play my cards right! lol.

I still have a ton of socks on the needles… probably 8 more pair or so, but I’m getting antsy to start something new, as I said before. I just got the new WoolGirl sock club shipment, and a few weeks ago, the first Wizard of Oz kit showed up, the latest Rockin Sock Club… soo much yarn, so little time.





























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