Socktober

Looks like October will be sock knitting month for me. I have joined a couple of knit-alongs, both of which are socks-related. The first is Socktoberfest, “a month-long celebration of socks”, hosted by Lolly. I joined Socktoberfest for the first time last year, thinking that I’d give sock knitting a go, just for fun. At the time I had knitted a pair of socks, but I wasn’t really into sock knitting. And during that month I didn’t even finish a single pair of socks. Doesn’t sound like a success story, you’d say? But what resulted after last year’s Socktoberfest, was that I was suddenly addicted to knitting socks. Sure, I’m not the fastest sock knitter around, but somehow it just feels strange if I don’t have a sock on the needles. I don’t know what it is about sock knitting — if I just want socks I could buy them for two bucks a pair. But perhaps it’s the comfort a pair of handknitted socks give, perhaps it’s the portableness of the project that I can work on anywhere, or perhaps it’s just the lure of the yummy sock yarns 🙂 So in celebration of the celebration that started my love of sock knitting, I’m participating in Socktoberfest again!

The other knit-along is the Southern Summer of Socks that Bells and Rose Red are hosting. It’s “simply as a fun, relaxed way to knit through your sock yarn stash” during the southern hemisphere’s summer (although it’s open to participants from anywhere in the world). So it’s not only for October, it runs until March next year. At the end of it they’ll have contests with categories such as “Best first sock”, or “Most socks”, etc. Sounds interesting!

I have a line up of socks that I’d like to knit, but that’s for later. To begin with I’d just like to finish the two socks that are already on the needles.

And I’ve ordered some Knit Picks circular needles from Donni (psst, she’s currently running a contest to win a free Knit Picks Options set!), for magic looping. I’m good to go!