These are my latest pair:
These are a simple Garter Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks, and the yarn is Lana Grossa Mega Boots Stretch.
I call them Foyle’s Socks. They were started while watching Foyle’s War, and the blue is vaguely air-forcey 
This weekend I finished two pairs! OK, so one of them has been on the boil since mid last year, but does that matter?
First, the quicker pair: the Fruit Salad Socks.
These are made from Scarlet Fleece ‘It’s Tubular x 2′ in colourway Popsicle. The pattern is ‘Vog On from Knitty. The yarn has a fairly loose twist and is stretchy - it worked well for this pattern which has only a 56 stitch cast on. I did increase the sole stitches to 30, because I have a wide foot.
I really like this heel. I’ve avoided it for a long time because of my aversion to the old wrap and turn - but lately I’ve discovered that I really do need a heel flap, or at least a band of heel stitch or Eye of Partridge at the back for where the heel rubs against the shoe. This heel has that, but no picking up. I do like it. And I’m learning how to do the wrap and turn more neatly!
I am fond.
Next, the pair that’s been a long time coming: Eviscerated Seaweed (thank you Emily for the name):
These are made from Wollmeise Sockenwolle in ‘Suzanne’. I love the colourway. I wish you could see it for real - the colours are amazingly vivid and wonderful. The pattern is Broad Spiral Ribbing from More Sensational Knitted Socks. I actually found this yarn a bit difficult to knit with - it has an unyielding texture, almost stringy. However, I ordered some of Wollmeise’s new 80/20 sock yarn recently, which has the addition of 20% nylon, and I find that much easier to knit with.
On my monitor, this is very close to the actual colours. Oh, I love it!
And finally… what does one do with leftover sock yarn?
I’ve always been attracted to crafts which make use of scraps, like patchwork (the old-fashioned kind rather than modern quilting where you colour-coordinate everything). I’ve tried a few things with my sock scraps but I’m really pleased with this. The square pattern is from Mason-Dixon Knitting and I’ve done them on 2.75mm needles. I plan to do this with all my sock yarn scraps and make a nice light blanket.
Holy crap, it’s 2008. I really should get some work done on making my blog pretty.
Anyway, despite the absolutely ridiculous weather over the holiday break (hot and tropical storms, cold and massive flooding rains, hot and humid, disgustingly hot), I have managed a little bit of knitting. These are the Paintbox Socks.
This is Fleece Artist merino in ‘Angel Fish’. The pattern is a slip stitch rib based on the Bloody Mary socks but without the knitting through the back loop. Here’s a close-up:
I’m very fond of the rainbow colours!
Also on the needles: two other new pairs of socks (not counting the two other pairs currently hibernating!) One is a plain black cotton/wool/lycra pair. The other is the ‘Vog On socks from Knitty in Scarlet Fleece ‘Popsicle’. Here’s the beginning:
I’m also working on Chicknits’ ‘CeCe‘ in Cleckheaton Bamboo:
If I’m lucky I might get it finished by the end of summer This is wonderful yarn - drapey and fluid and silky.
