So since I’m working from home today (honest! I’m not just sitting around knitting! Er, much anyway), I thought I’d at least try to get some project pictures taken and do some updates.
First I finally got a picture of the Reverse Red Sox I made for CoffeeBoy
Reverse Red Sox
Started: August 24th
Completed: November 6th
Yarn: Knit Picks Bare (sock weight) and Mountain Color Barefoot in Rich Red
Pattern: Used Tubey from Son of Stitch & Bitch for inspiration but it’s just my basic sock with a stripe on the cuff & contrasting heel & toes
Needles: US2 Harmony dpns
Notes: These took awhile to do. I love CB but honestly, socks for him are so very boring – he only wants plain white socks with contrast heel & toe. That’s it. No fancy design. Not even any extra ribbing. So, I kept putting them down to work on something more interesting, hence the 2 & half months to finish them. He specifically asked for these actually – while I am probably the bigger Red Sox fan in this household, we both enjoy watching the games (actually, I had promised to get them done before the playoffs…oops) My thought was that I would make his & then for myself, I would do some regular looking Red Sox socks. But I may need to rethink that…here’s what happened after one wear & wash:
I had a feeling it would too. Oh the joys of working with a rich red & white. That’s only a small part of the bleeding – in fact, I wouldn’t even wash them with anything else – I actually handwashed them (yes, apparently I do love CB, I handwashed his socks.) So he may end up with pink & red socks at some point. I may have to forgo my Red Sox Socks, at least with this yarn. I think I’m going to make some tiny ones for my mom instead – when she was out here, she thought the logo was adorable so maybe I’ll just make up a couple for her & make a magnet or ornament or something that won’t get washed.
And on to other socks…
Tye-dyed socks! Well, that’s what it looks like to me in any case. I had mentioned before my mom had given me her Socks That Rock stash with a promise to make her more socks. Well, I’m finally getting around to it (is it bad to make a pair of socks for my mom as a gift if she bought the yarn?). I’m a little annoyed at the pooling, but I do like how it turned out altogether and my mom won’t care. I’m partway through the other sock, so I’ll probably have it done by the weekend. 1 present down! Luckily, I don’t think she reads the blog, so I think I’m safe on this one.
I had to put aside my grandma’s blanket because (of course) I ran out of the only color I didn’t buy a second skein of – when I was buying the second skeins, I couldn’t remember if the color was beige or light grey (yeah, I’m a little forgetful) so I figured I would just pick it up another time…but then I forgot. Sigh. So instead I’m working on some hats for my nephews. I picked up Valley Yarns Sugarloaf for them – wow I love this yarn. So so so soft, it’s perfect for my nephews. Instead of swatching the normal way, I made a swatch hat – I have 3 potential people I can give it too – a 4 year old, a 8 year old and my brother in law so I figured it would fit someone
Modeled by Thistlehair. Doesn't he look tough now?
Just a basic black hat. Now I have an idea on the stitch count for the rest of them. I think I may just do some plain striped hats, even though I usually try to think of something unique. I was thinking about the Poke-A-Dot Alien hat but I just don’t think colourwork with bulky yarn will be all that great.
I need to get more of this yarn, I think it would be perfect for toys too. I’m thinking about the Donkey from Pundit Babies from Mochimochi for my toddler niece.
There I go, spreading my liberal agenda to the young. 
Okay, I guess I should actually do some work now…
November 18, 2008 at 6:53 am
Thanks for the shout out on our Sugarloaf! My youngest son says it’s the only yarn we have that isn’t “spikey”. Not quite true, but rather sweet.
Sorry about the “red” sox! They did come out great. You are a better woman than I -handwashing socks!
Thanks again!
Kathy
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November 18, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Oh no! The socks look great, sorry about the bleeding.
A trick that might keep the white part of the sock white and the red, well you know red and never pink when they meet is adding a little vinegar when washing the socks. It keeps the dye from bleeding and also fading, so it is great to make sure your blacks continue to stay nice and black.
November 18, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Dang it on the Bleedin’ socks! STR, I often hate the pooling too, but they are lovely socks. Neat hat too! I may have to try some of that yarn
November 20, 2008 at 12:04 am
Goodness…bleeding socks, pooling socks, and you know the other STR sock will be perfectly stripey… But at least they are all cute socks!
Love the hat!! I love that yarn too!
November 20, 2008 at 2:19 am
Ooohh… that sucks about the bleeding. They look so nice with the contrasting red & white.
At least you were smart enough not to through them in the wash with other whites. I’ve made that mistake more than I care to admit!
November 20, 2008 at 2:19 am
uh… throw… not through. =P
Why yes – I do teach English!
November 22, 2008 at 10:40 am
Aw–I hate it when red dye does that! The socks are otherwise charming. And your teddy bear (and hat)are supercute as well!
November 24, 2008 at 6:41 am
i made a pair of red sox for my boyfriend and they too bled. fortunately the white toes and heels aren’t too pink and he still wears them. i think the sports fan in him overrides the aversion to pink.