Snarkland

Yarn: some mysterious superwash merino, gifted in a swap, I believe by Lara – and quite a while ago at that!

Pattern: Waves and Piers Socks by Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott

Notes: Yay for knitting out of my stash!

Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in “Impressionist Sky”

Pattern: Celtic Braid Socks #157 by Lynda Gemmell

Notes: Made the cuff a little bit shorter as the recipient wanted shorter socks; also played around with the ribbing on the foot to keep my brain occupied for eleven million inches.

Yarn: Yarn Pirate BFL Sock in “Neptune”

Pattern: Oak Ribbed Socks (Ravel it)

Notes: Srsly? I’ve been working on these since July? WTF? My procrastination, let me show you it.

Yarn: some nameless Merino/Tencel I picked up at Knitters Connection last year

Pattern: basic ribbed socks

Notes: want to knit up a pair of socks in two days? Hold two strands together and knit them on size 3’s. Granted these came out feeling a little thicker than I’d hoped… but hopefully the recipient will want some toasty warm socks to wear around the house on cold days.

Yarn: Perhaps Today is a Good Day to Dye in “Sweet Baby James”

Pattern: Crest of the Wave (Ravelry)

Notes: Yarn is from the Hanks Yarn and Fiber Sock Club (the October 2009 colorway)

“Good night, you moonlight ladies; rock-a-bye sweet baby James. Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose, won’t you let me go down in my dreams” – James Taylor

Yarn: Yarn Pirate BFL in “Cupcake”

Pattern: Broadripple (Ravelry; Knitty.com)

Notes: Started these as a KAL in the Hanks group on Ravelry a number of months ago… but kept putting them aside for other, more pressing things. Finally buckled down and made myself finish them last week!

Yarn: Koigu KPPPM, picked up on my Thanksgiving trip last year when running to Chicago for the day.

Pattern: Marigold (Ravel it!)

Notes: At one point Cathy looked at me and said, “that’s your Flat Stanley, isn’t it?” and thus the name of the socks were born. Many of you were following along as it happened, but if you want to see the whole set you can view The Adventures of Marigold Stanley.

Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Satsuma”

Pattern: Pheasant Run (Ravel it!)

Notes: Socks knit for a class on lace socks that I was teaching; not decided if I’m going to keep them or give them as a Christmas present. I love the combination of yarn and pattern – neither one overwhelms the other – but I chose the color thinking of how great Chili would have looked in the photo shoot with them, but since he had the audacity to up and perish, my heart just isn’t in them. I really liked the pattern, though, and have an idea of making them again but adding some beads to the top pattern repeat.