operation sock yarn // tricolor socks

Sometimes I start a knitting project thinking I'm not gonna like the final result. Usually that leaves me very unmotivated and I frog the project. Same story with these socks. I grabbed three balls of scrap yarn from my (still very big) sock yarn stash and a couple of needles to have a mindless project for Wollefest Leipzig. During the craft fair I got a bunch of compliments for the socks - and with each compliment I started to like them a little more.

I finished a whole pair of socks during the craft fair weekend - all that was left to do when I got home Sunday night was weaving in the ends(my least favorite part about scrap socks!) and the toe seams.

Didn't they turn out to be gorgeous? I'm definitely a block stripe fan (at least in socks). These socks are a (very late) birthday gift for a friend - I hope she likes them!

52 craft projects // hedera socks

I started these socks a while ago (sometime this summer...) but I didn't work on them for a couple of weeks and then I was too lazy to look up the lace pattern again so they ended up being a wip for way too long. I finally finished them yesterday when I had 8 hours of undisturbed knitting time on my way to Hamburg and back. Yay for awfully long train rides!

I'm not sure whether the socks just need blocking or whether the yarn wasn't the perfect choice for the pattern yet; they look kind of 'blah'?

The next socks I'm gonna knit will be with cables rather than a lace pattern - I think that's more my style. Also winter is coming so a pair of cabled socks can't hurt :)

Any pattern recommendations?

As always, check the ravelry project page for yarn information etc.

This is project #27 of 52 craft projects I'm attempting to complete in 2013.

You can see all the other projects I've complete so far here.

52 craft projects // eternity socks

It feels like these socks took an eternity to finish. I started them in March. It took me over half a year to finish them - crazy, right?
They were just sitting in their project bag, untouched for months, for no particular reason. When I got them out last week because I needed some mindless car knitting I realized they were almost finished. Only a couple rows and the second toe tip was left to knit. It always feels great to finish one of those WIPs that you've had laying around for months. And usually it's not as bad as you thought when you banned it to the back of your wip box.

If you have a similar project that you've been trying to forget about, I encourage you to just finish it. It's usually not as bad as you picture it in your mind and finishing a wip means you get to cast on an exciting new project!
I'd love to knit Afton next but I might start with something quick like a hat for some instant gratification. What do you wanna cast on next?

This is project #25 of 52 craft projects I'm attempting to complete in 2013.
You can see all the other projects I've complete so far here.