Hand Knit Wool Socks

 

Not I – Not anyone, can travel that road for you.

You must travel it for yourself – With comfy socks of course.

– Walt Whitman

 

Here's the deal...I had no clue it was this fun to knit socks!!!!

I am a fair isle sweater knitter

 

Growing up in Scandinavia I was taught by my grand mother Ninna when I was 6 years old

which led me to knitting in school under my desk

We didn't have a lot of money so it was nice way to add something new in my wardrobe

yarn was cheap

 and itchy

 

I would knit sweaters of all sorts

fair isle

 sometimes the arms were of different length and width

 but if I leaned a certain way it would look pretty good....

 I didn't care

 it was new it was colorful 

I was happy.

 

Unfortunately I killed my hands spinning art yarn a few years back

 

 I couldn't knit
for years,

 my hands hurt so badly

I crave knitting it's in my blood and I became so depressed.

This spring

 I picked up my needles and thought

just something small

 not the commitment of a full blown fair isle sweater.

 

....socks

not only are they fun and zippy to knit

I don't have to drag a huge bag around with 450 different kind of colorful yarns

and they are so comfy!!!!

 

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 I indulge in affairs...

knitting affairs

Yes, most of the times I am knitting 3 different socks at one time

in different locations of the house

or outside

 at the lake and in the garden.

These were some of my first on the way to Hawaii- yeah I know, who knits in the tropics?

By the way most airlines will let you bring knitting on board- just check online with the airlines first.

These are your basic k3 p 1 or k2 p2

 

These are the Simple Skype socks- awesome pattern and fun, on the left.

Another k3 p1 on the right rib pattern but I like how these fit better they are longer.

They are all knit with Mountain Girl Yarns

 it doesn't take much to knit something so simple
that looks so cheery

 the color scape is doing the all the work

I did a few of the Wendy Toe up sock but I never mastered the ribbing

 it either chocked my leg

 or it fell down

 

 

I really wanted to knit the traditional sock

But honestly what held me back the most was

 the Kitchener stitch

 

My toes looked ridicules

 scrunched up and weird

 I hated the Kitchener stitch!

 

 

I do so much better watching someone give instructions than reading it.

 

Ta daaaaa!

 

So here you go- for any one who is having trouble with

 the Kitchener stitch

 a super "easy" video

 

 

...and now- well there is no stopping me!

 

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail –

I recommend you wear Merino wool socks though.

 – Ralph Waldo Emerson