What will I knit?

Seems like everything might be working (and thank you being willing to help test the comments, it looks like they all made it through), expect for the upload ability. That seems to still be out to lunch. Doesn’t matter much here, but it does make a difference when I am on the road.

Socks

Summer of Socks 2007
The Summer of Socks starts tomorrow. The Sockapalooza will not count, and neither will my Kews, of which I have the first completed.
Kew1
since they were started before this time period starts. From the solstice to the autumnal equinox, there are going to be hundreds of us devoted to the knitting of socks.
It is not a competition thing for me but more of a personal challenge. I have three months to see how much of my sock yarn stash I can use. What I can make for family and friends as well as for myself.

Here is the start of my projects:
AmericanLoden from Cherry HillLavenderSheep MechRed & BlackSea Wool JesterVampire - The SweetSheepWicked-All Things Heather
Isn’t it a nice variety to start with? Some merino, some standard sock yarn, and a bit of seawool.
Now I have to pick patterns. The Lavender Sheep American (first ball) is going to be 4/2 rib and will go to my friendly Sargent Major who really wanted a pair of socks for the 4th of July. The Cherry Tree Hill Loden is going to become Vinnland from AntiCraft. Noah has put in a claim on the Lavender Sheep Mech (Ball Three) so I will find a simple guy pattern.
That just leaves the Red and Black Merino which I think is Monarch, the Bordello Sea Wool in Jester (Ball Five) from Fleece Artist, Vampire from the Sweet Sheep Project Specturm (Ball Six) and finally Wicked from All Things Heather (Ball Seven).

Oh, yes, I also have my May Chameleon Colorworks lavender lace pattern than I haven’t photo’d yet and the June STR kit on the way.

But if any of you have a favorite pattern that might go well with one of the above, suggestions would be great.

Now, if I can just get up the courage to try out one of the other plug-ins, I could even set up a couple of gallery pages.

-Holly

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About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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3 Responses to What will I knit?

  1. Pat says:

    What a beautiful variety of socks you will have!!

  2. ellen says:

    Thanks for the kind comments, and a big “wow” for all the sock plans. I will be casting on a pair of travel socks soo, but they will compete with the shawl and faux Falkenberg.

  3. Gina says:

    You have some very lovely sock yarn waiting for attention Holly! May I be so forward as to suggest that you try my free pattern “Africa’s Socks” for the Lavendar Sheep Mech. The PDF link is on my blog. It’s a simple to knit, but comfortable man sock.

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