Wise and True Words

A few days ago I made a new Ravelry Friend who has the most astute “About Me” on her profile that I’ve ever seen.

I quote: A non-breeder knitting for the baby explosion surrounding me.

Yup. That says it all pretty well.

And we had a blizzard about 3 months ago.  Suddenly, I have a lot of friends who find themselves in need of baby socks.

One pair of teeny tiny socks down (these are for a lovely co-worker), so many more pairs of teeny tiny socks to go. I don’t mind. My mission is to keep all the adorable baby feet warm.

If you know someone awesome, make them these equally awesome socks.

Do you have a sister? You do? You’re lucky! Is she awesome?  My sister is awesome, just so you know. If you’ve got an awesome sister like mine, you might want to knit her some equally awesome socks. May I suggest these, which I made for my sister?

These are “Grün ist die Hoffnung” although mine are not Grün, they are Kürbis. I knit mine waaaay off the recommended gauge, but it worked just fine. I used US 3 needles instead of US 1, and used Knit Picks Stroll.  I wanted the medallion to be the main component of the design, with less stockinette  all around (because bor-ing.)  For a pair of ankle socks it took just one skein. I also didn’t really “follow the instructions” of the pattern beyond the chart. I “loosely interpreted the instructions” would be a better way to say it.

All that aside, this is my new favorite way to knit sicks. You start with a minimal cast on and work the top flat, then turn the whole thing at the toe like you would a heel, knit it up like a pocket, turn the heel for realsies, and then finish like you would any other toe-up sock. Easy-peasy and pretty quick. Also, a nice break from the standard method.

Usually when I knit a pair of socks, I’m all like: See you in hell, pattern! and never want to work that particular pattern again. Not these–I could knit like TEN of these before I got bored. I won’t, but I will knit at least two, because I already started a pair for me.

Baby feet!

Fact: the only feet that are adorable are the feet you find on babies. And these MUST be kept warm.

Nervous Energy/Insomnia

Nervous Energy is on the left; Insomnia is on the right.