The Xmas socks are done!

I know it's a month after Christmas but, hey, what can I say. Like I said in my last post, I did manage to get one sock done and in her stocking ... now she has both of them! This was some self striping yarn my daughter picked out when we went shopping in Anchorage last month. They are plain vanilla socks - a ribbed cuff and then stockinette stitch. I'm still not used to how BIG hand knit socks look since there's no lycra or spandex in them! Kinda boring to knit but I wanted to try to get them done fast. This sock took me about a week - not bad for a beginner! Heyyyy - see how I matched the stripes too! Whoot! Now the question is what to cast on next - I think I'm hooked on socks!

Posted by judi at January 26, 2009 3:55 PM

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Congrats on finishing the second sock! Wow, they look fabulous. Makes me want to look into learning how to knit them too. :-)

Posted by: Lemon Tree Tami at January 26, 2009 4:19 PM

They're great Judi and who says we can't give gifties all year round... I kind of like Christmas in July myself....

I seem to be hooked on baking breads.. can't seem to get my head around a doll or bear t all right now.... ...

Posted by: Veronica at January 26, 2009 10:26 PM

They look lovely and colourful. I bet you will end up knitting socks for everyone in the family.

Posted by: shashi at January 27, 2009 12:29 AM

Where are MINE??????? LOL! I LOVE these! MY kinda colors for SURE! Which daughter got these? Tell her I said, "The NERVE taking Kai's nice stripey socks!" Seriously, they're awesome, Jude! You knit like a PRO, girl!

Posted by: Kai at January 27, 2009 7:55 AM

Judi, if you'd been knitting with a 40" circular needle you could have knit 2-socks-at-a time and finished the pair in a week.
Last March I took up knitting again after a very long non-knitting stretch and learned how to knit two socks at a time using the circular needle. The self-patterning yarn is a breeze to get a really good looking sock with very little work.
Love your blog and envious of your talent. :)

Posted by: GerryH at January 27, 2009 12:51 PM

Ooops! Forgot to mention I am now knitting my sixteenth pair. And, yes, I do have other activities in my life - quilting, reading, blogging, teaching at the lqs :)

Posted by: GerryH at January 27, 2009 12:54 PM

Very cozy looking, and wonderfully colorful too.

Posted by: Morgan at January 28, 2009 7:32 AM

Those look amazing! I'm especially impressed how the stripes lined up. I never have patience for that. How about some mittens or gloves, those can be made with sock yarn, too and are similarly constructed.

Posted by: Tammy at January 31, 2009 9:05 AM

On my gosh...they do match. I have used that self striping yarn...mine do not match...you are very smart indeed.

Posted by: Auntie Linda at February 1, 2009 5:05 PM

Very lovely socks, Judi dear!

Posted by: Cindi at February 2, 2009 11:37 PM

I love the socks. You are such inspiration that I have decided to learn to knit socks and I am having a really good time. The only problems is the dishes are stacking up in the sink, no cooking and the house is a mess! Socks are adictive!!!

Posted by: Edna at February 3, 2009 7:12 PM

Awesome colors, great socks.

Posted by: Hoopie at February 3, 2009 9:41 PM

Art Dolls

The Xmas socks are done!