Things here have been a little crazy with the summer holidays, but the long car journeys for days out have proved very useful for sock knitting. I’ve finally finished my Winwick Mum easy lace socks!
The yarn I used was from the West Yorkshire Spinners Florist Collection, and I chose the colour as my intention was to make a pretty pair of lacy socks for Spring! Bit of a failure on my part there with estimated completion dates don’t you think? Any way, they are done and very comfy. Instead of the toe decreases suggested in the pattern, I decided to test out hat style decreases. The first hurdle was dividing up the stitches into 8 groups as I had 68 stitches. I just tried to evenly space out 4 sets of 8 stitches and 4 sets of 9. I think it worked well and was a billion times easier than Kitchener graft!
Here they are all done! I now have 4 pairs of hand knit socks, and I often use them at night when camping. One pair even made their debut as daytime socks with my walking boots in North Yorkshire (more on that in another post!)
Have you managed to complete anything this week? It seems like ages since I wrote an FO post!
Very nice socks! Spring will return soon enough for them to be spring socks.
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Thank you, that is true enough!
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Oh four pairs of socks are lovely! I have plans for a pair as soon as I get home:)
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Fab! Hand knit socks are awesome.
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I don’t know if it’s just mental, but I feel like they keep me warmer than any other socks!
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They really do! I wear them with wellies at the allotment when it’s chilly.
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I wear them to work on my gumboots:)
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They are!!!
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Well done. I do like the socks.and they do look very comfy.
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Thank you, they are really comfy.
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They look great! The mottled pink of the yarn reminds me of fairy floss. I just finished my longest string of bunting yet, phew! 😀
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Thank you, I like the subtle variations, they let the lace show without being boring. Well done for getting your bunting done!
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yum, very pretty socks 🙂
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Thank you 😊
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They look fabulous, the lace pattern is so pretty in that yarn xx
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Thank you, your pattern worked really well with the yarn to knit up too!
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Awesome socks. Love them. I love wearing my hand knit socks in the day time – even to my office job with my boots.
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Thank you, I like them for work with boots in the winter too.
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They look very pretty!
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Thank you 😊
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So pretty!
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Thank you 😊
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Lovely socks! The colors are fabulous and the pattern so beautiful. Great job!
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Thank you, they took ages so it’s nice to have a pretty finished product after all that!
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you always impres me! These are so dainty and adorable!
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Thank you, I love the effect of lace knitting.
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Those look amazing, I really like that lace pattern and they are perfect for next spring 😉
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Thank you! Shall be saving them for Spring, unless we have a cold winter and I really need them to wear with boots.
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Very pretty socks! I love the colour, and the design is so pretty!
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Thank you, it was such a nice simple pattern but I think it’s pretty too.
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Oooh I love the WYS florist collection but feel it looks much prettyer in knit than in crochet. The socks are gorgeous!
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Thanks, having knitted and crocheted with a few WYS yarns I think they all work better with knitting (but still look ok crocheted!)
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They’re such pretty socks, I’m sure they were worth the wait 🙂
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They were!
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Pretty socks!!! they are lovely and cosy! i am so ready for Fall!!!
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It’s starting to feel autumnal here already!
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Ph you are so clever.. LOVE your socks..
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Thank you, I tested them when camping and they are toasty warm!
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They look it..
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