I don’t often play this game, but it is Wednesday, and what I have to share is a WIP, so there you have it. I’m back to my socks, but they’re selfish socks now. I cast on with my Christmas sock yarn as soon as possible, my Biscotte Yarns Bis-sock in the Griffin colorway. I wanted the yarn to be the star of the show, so I’m doing a nice plain sock with a ribbed cuff and an Eye of Partridge heel. I actually cast on the day after Christmas but didn’t get too far before getting distracted by non-sock knitting. With lots of FOs behind me, this is my lunch break knitting at work now, and I’m loving it.
(Obviously the color is better in the first photo. This is a hasty lunch break photo. I do the best I can!) I’m on the gusset of the first sock and looking forward to knitting the second sock too. The yarn is delightfully soft and silky, and you can’t go wrong with self-striping yarn. It’s my favorite thing ever. The girl was admiring these with a covetous tone in her voice, but she’ll have to wait for her own pair; these are mine! And now I want to do a pair of these in every House color. I could wear them according to my mood. So if you ever spot Slytherin colors in my socks, watch out!
Oh that’s a great idea! You need to teach that girl to knit so she can make her own.
Haha! She knows how to knit, but she truly doesn’t have the time, what with school & work & all the music stuff she does. I’m hoping she’ll come back to it someday. 🙂
I bet she will someday
Those are amazing! I think I must knit House Socks for my family, too. (Starting with me. Have to test it out, of course.)
Oh yes. You certainly need a full set before you make some for anyone else!
And I think you’re right about making them as vanilla socks. I don’t think a pattern would work as well.