Hi, all. I’m finally in the mood for blogging again today. We’re mostly over that cold, although Sophie still has a stuffy nose and I just spent an hour and a half getting her back to sleep. Things are looking mostly up, and I’ve made some progress in the list of things driving me round and round in crazy-circles. I still have no idea what I’m going to serve for Christmas dinner, but I’ve got a post all scheduled for later in the week with holiday fun and goings on around here.
In the mean time, I’ve finally got a couple pairs of finished socks to show off. I just love the way the stripes in my Noros turned out. There was only one place in the second sock where I felt the need to fiddle with the color combinations where it was brown on brown.
Yes, these are for me.
Details for this project: I knit up one skein of Noro Kureyon Sock in colorway S164, starting with the skein split into two equal balls and alternating two-row stripes from each ball. I used my standard toe-up pattern with short-row toes and heels. My feet are women’s size 11, and even with a generous cuff I had plenty of yarn left over.
This yarn was less than totally fun to work with – it’s not crazy-soft, and it loves to stick to itself and tangle up. I do think it will be fairly sturdy to wear, though, and comfortably warm and soft on my feet even before washing. Just for the colors alone, these socks were definitely worth the trouble!
Oh, and look! It’s a second pair of socks that I whipped up fairly quickly and in relative secret.
These are the third annual birthday socks for my friend Jen. I know, I know, I’m not knitting for anyone but me this year, but I really wanted to keep up this little tradition. Jen actually wears the other two pairs I’ve knit her on a regular basis, and she somewhat gleefully requested another pair of stripey socks because she and her girls love them so much. Luckily, I had a very festive ball of OnLine Supersocke Holiday Color.
Jen was a very willing model, and they seemed to fit her well. I’ll show you the second part of her gift later in the week. Now I’m off to go write some more posts for scheduling.
Quick Question – When you striped the yarn (love the concept!) did you carry it along and create a seam? I have some of this yarn and I think I’m going to follow your suggestion. They socks look wonderful.
I’m glad you’re back. The socks look great! Do you think the Noro yarn is soft to wear? My silk garden Noro seems a bit stiff and I’m wondering if it will soften with washing and wearing.
Blogless Mary Lou
A lot of the customers at my store have mentioned that the Noro is a bit if a bummer to work with. I ended up making four pairs of socks with it and found the same thing. However, the yarn gets EXTREMELY soft, but not fragile, when washed. I’ve considered pre-washing the skein next time. Do you think that would be a huge hassle?