My Latest Sock Adventure

Have I mentioned that I love knitting socks.  And I especially love wearing them.  Keeps my tootsies warm.

This time I knitted the socks WITHOUT using any self stripeing yarn.  I love the results but, boy oh boy, weaving in all those loose ends was a job.  Still I  like the idea of making the stripes I want instead of waiting on the outcome of the self stripe yarn. 

Now don’t get me wrong.  I like the self stripe yarn.  It is convenient and there are no loose ends to weave in.  But sometimes you just want something different.

I used a 100% wool yarn, except for the rust colored stripe.  It is a wool/cotton blend.   Sinces these socks will have to be hand washed, I don’t think the blend will cause a problem.   All of the yarn is a DK weight, so the knitting went a little faster than with sock/fingering weight yarn.    Glad my shoes are about 1/2 size too big as these socks will make them fit a little tighter.