July 1, 2007
HandDyed, HandSpun, HandKnit
Somehow, I went from this,
To this,
To these,
In a little less than a week. I don’t know where I found the time, but I couldn’t put these down.
The yarn turned out sport weight, so I knit these on 2.75mm (US 2). So really, these were almost the fastest socks I ever knit. The best part? I spun 6 oz of yarn, and these socks only took 3 oz. Anybody keeping score? That means I have a whole extra skein for more socks, or just whatever. Good, cause I really like this yarn. I love how they stripe kind of like trekking, which I knew would happen, and it’s great.
Filed by Julia at 11:46 pm under FO!,Knitting,Socks!,Spinning
47 Comments
SWEET! They are gorgeous!
Those are awesome! To think, you made those from some White fluff from a sheep…
Wow! Very nice! I am sure you will remember always how you made these from scratch! Wear them proudly every
time they are awesome:)
Those turned out beautifully! Nicely done! And aren’t fast socks just the most gratifying knit ever?
They are fantastic! Love the pretty colors.
Really beautiful, rich colors!
They look great! I LOVE the colors!
Those socks are stunning. Well done!
Oh, I love them! They look fantastic!
those are soooooo cool! i love the bright colors and the random striping! i love socks on #2′s – they seem to go so much faster!
those came out so nice! I can see why you could not put them down – how fun
Those socks are EXCELLENT.
I am in love with those.
Those are beautiful!
Start to finish you did fantastic work!! I really love the richness of the colours.
They are fantastic, Julia!
I love it! They turned out beautiful. Can’t wait to see what the second half of yarn becomes!
ooo great great fabulous can-i-have-some yarn. i think i need to learn how to spin…
they are gorgeous!
Wowzer! You are fast! Looks great ;o)
Holy cow! They’re amazing.
o.m.g.
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swooning…
LOVE how the striping. love the yarn. the colorway. the socks…so jealous…so many things to LOVE!
congrats! can’t wait to see what you do with the rest of the yarn!
Awesome! The colors are just lovely.
So cute!
Would you look at those! They’re great, Julia!!
Love them! LOVE them!
How about using the leftover yarn to make them into knee socks?
Those are gorgeous! I can’t imagine how happy those feet are! The stripes turned out beautifully, they are like Trekking (my favorite sock yarn ever but I haven’t tried Koigu yet). It’s enough to send me over to my spinning wheel…(sound of me putting down my computer to go spin…)
Wow! It is my first time to your blog, and I must say, I love those socks. The colors are great!
Fantastic! Love your socks!
I honestly love those socks!!! When I first saw the fiber I thought “intense colours – won´t this be too much?” but the spun yarn looked beautiful and it`s even more beautiful when knit into the socks!!! You have a great and unique feeling for colours – that`s why I enjoy reading your blog so much.
Love the colors! Those are great socks.
That’s some really pretty yarn! I’m glad you had such fun make the socks and will end up with so much more to knit with!
wow! your needles must be smokin! I totally understand why you couldn’t put them down, they are lovely! You did a fantastic job
Very, very nice. Just beautiful.
Oooh, I like! No wonder you couldn’t put them down….
Those are so awesome! The colors are great, and they look so squishy and soft
And having 3 oz left over? Priceless.
These are amazing! Great job, every step of the way. Mind if I link to them?
gorgeous spinning and socks!
You damn spinners continue to tempt me. It will be on your head when my children are out of milk
. These are lovely and they look really comfortable.
Wow….what great colors!!!!
Very very impressed! Speed demon you are. I have some sock yarn in the spinning queue.
They are the bestest socks! Can you share what pattern you used? This is exactly what I want to knit with my extra special Colinette sock yarn.
Beautiful! If I had any doubt about whether I need to get better at spinning, these dazzled it right out of my head.
lovelove them!!!!! i am so excited to see how that amazing yarn knit up – such magic!
SO gorgeous. You are amazing. The monkeys are beautiful too!
those socks are gorgeous!!
Hi I’m new to knitting. I taught myself because I wanted to make my own socks. These look like exactly the kind of socks that I like to wear, would you mind sharing the pattern? you can email me at alliquay (at) rocketmail (dot) com
Thanks so much for your time!