Socks, socks, and more socks

<- So here are the finished chunky socks I first posted on Sunday! Aren’t they awesome? I love how quickly they knit up! For those who are curious, I will post the pattern in the next day or two.

And I believe I also mentioned that I had started another pair already, so this is that project. ->

Knitting socks is so much fun. I used to think I liked making scarves, but socks are much more addicting! Particularly since I have trouble losing socks, I feel like I can never have enough. And perhaps if there were a story behind each pair, I wouldn’t be so likely to misplace them!

I have knit socks now in fingering weight yarn, worsted weight, and bulky weight. I am definitely tempted to try super bulky (Encore Mega comes to mind), as I think those socks would be finished very, very quickly (though I’m not sure how turning the heel would work out with so few stitches).

Below is the most recent pair of worsted weight socks I’ve knitted, using Crystal Palace Merino 5 (100% superwash Merino wool). This is the softest wool I’ve ever knitted with, and although rather expensive, it is well worth the luxury. The socks I’m making here are also my first attempt at using two different colors. I think it would require two skeins of yarn usually, but because I’m doing the color patterning I will end up needing two skeins of the main color and one of the contrast color.


With Halloween less than two months away I had the thought that I could do this same idea using black and orange, but alas, the only orange at the shop is Wildflower DK (51% cotton, 49% acrylic) and Panda Silk (52% bamboo, 43% superwash Merino wool, 5% combed silk). I’ve never tried socks with DK-weight yarn (not sure how the cotton would work, either), and I’ve already used the Panda Silk a couple times (beautiful yarn, knits into the softest socks), so I want to try a different yarn. I suppose I can wait until next year for Halloween socks… By then I might even feel brave enough to attempt putting a jack-o-lantern (or something) on them!

I swear to you, I DO knit more than socks. In the next post I will aim to expand upon something else. :)