I had saved my sock knitting over several months for Socktober, and that really helped me to focus.
First up, some simple ribbed socks (Nancy Bush's Madder ribbed socks from Vintage Socks) in Regia's Kaffe Fassett sock yarn in the Carribean colorway for L. The rainbow socks I made for him last year using Regia yarn took abuse really well and I have high hopes that these will last too. Even though it's not nearly wooly-sock season yet, L has worn them already to 'skate' around the house.
Another Nancy Bush pattern, the Canal du Midi pattern from Knitting on the Road, is knit in Regia's silk 4 ply. Goodness, this yarn is so scrumptious (though a bit fuzzy). This color came off a bit on my needles, but there was no bleeding in the bath...strange. I found from knitting these that I'm not all that crazy about twisted stitches, though maybe it was the charcoal color that made things difficult to see. These are for my mil, who has size 3 feet, and modeled in the picture by Y.
As an ongoing campaign to spread handknit sock love to as many people as I can, I knit these for a non-knitter friend as a birthday gift. They're the Undulating rib socks from Interweave's Favorite Socks book and knit in Lorna's Laces (carrot).
Finally, some Sidewinders in Regia Mini ringel sock yarn for H. A pattern that stretches lengthwise is perfect for fast growing feet, right? I knit the size 9 N and they fit really well around the feet, but because there's hardly any elasticity widthwise, H could hardly pull the socks on over his insteps. Did you notice these socks are inside out? I just like the 'wrong' side better here and even though the seam under the toe is sticking out, no one can see, right? :-)
The original plan was to knit four pairs in Socktober, but I'm going to try to squeeze in two more pairs. Since none of these socks are for me, I think the next pair will be mine. That's fair, don't you think?
