Fair Isle Short Anklet Sock

Thought I would start some Fair Isle work. Haven't done fair isle pattern work for a while but wanted a change from cables. Found this pattern in a book of Fair Isle patterns and incorporated it into this sock. Simple pattern with added "dots". Actually a pretty fast knit and think will do more.

CYBER SALE WEEK

It's Cyber Sale Week in my Etsy shop so "Gobble" up the savings. All of my knitted socks are 15% Off with Free Shipping for one week. Sale ends November 26, 2018. Happy Shopping to all my friends.
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It's been Quite the Year.....

Haven't posted for a long while as were many personal issues and losses that seemed to happen all at once earlier this year....but thought I should post a couple of projects that have helped me through these months.

I knitted a pair of basket weave socks that I just wanted to do for a while. Using Cascade Heritage Superwash, so soft, in gray. They came out great although took some time to do...and yet another pair of Scrunch Socks in white, a custom order for a lady in California. This sock seems to be my best seller on Etsy and love knitting them for all the cables on the sock pattern. I really have memorized this pattern for all of the pairs I have knitted! Amazing.

Chevron Lace Socks The process.......

This is a process....I have knitted this style many times now and working with a customer who wants it just the way the sample she sent me was. This pair was knitted using DMC 100% Cotton. Actually cotton thread used in crocheting....never thought of using it. However they do not have the small percentage of nylon in the cotton that I had used in the past. They seem a bit stiffer and not as soft but maybe through wear and wash they may become softer. Also tweaked the edging of the cuff more to give it a flatter appearance. Hoping that these are the perfect fit and style am sending them off to my customer. Really has been a process.....

Put Joy in Knitting Socks

It has been a while since I last posted on this blog....many personal sad events have happened. My Sister Grace passed away last year, my father in law Paul, passed away in February and I had a hip replacement in January. It has been quite difficult to even knit and not think of those who I cared about leaving our family. During that time I did have some solace in my comfort by knitting. Why knitting is so comforting I don't know but it gives me that time to think and reminisce about my lost ones and my life. It took me quite awhile to knit this pair but they really helped me through this time.

Love the spring colors and they just ended up looking like so much joy. A fitting reminder of the wonderful smiles of those lost and the new days ahead. 

Slip Stitch Sock using Knit Picks Felici yarn.

Detail of Slip Stitch