Archive for the 'Socktoberfest 2007' category

Coupling Socks

Posted on October 17th, 2007 in Coupling Socks, Socktoberfest 2007, Southern Summer of Socks 07/08 with 31 comments

Pattern: Coupling socks by Deb Barnhill. Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug in Velvet Plum, 1 skein. (I bought mine from Sarah Durrant.) Needles: 2.5mm KnitPicks circulars, magic loop. Modifications: Nothing major, I just substituted the lacy m1 stitches along the gusset increases with normal m1. The primary reason was because I forgot that it's supposed to be [...]

Socktober

Posted on September 28th, 2007 in Socktoberfest 2007, Southern Summer of Socks 07/08 with 17 comments

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 [...]