[Confessions of a sock knitter]

Before we get started, a housekeeping issue: I am 90% convinced to change the RSS feed of this journal to full posts. I had it as a teaser initially because a lot of people read it on LiveJournal and I post a lot of photos. But now I think most read it off of other services, like Facebook or Google Reader, where full posts would work much better.

I’m mostly just mentioning this so that I can apologize in advance for any feed barfing that might happen when I change it. So, sorry.

Now onto what’s really important: knitting. I have been doing a lot of it, though it has been hard to tell from here. There’s a lot of stuff that still needs to be blocked & photographed, and of course I am now in the middle of the Ravelympics (I’m crocheting a sweater and knitting two pairs of socks, which is only a little bit crazy until you consider that I’m also in the middle of ten days in a row at the movies).

Recently, though, I did manage to photograph the rest of my finished socks, which was quite an accomplishment, if only because it meant I could finally take them out of the FO basket and wear them. New socks!

Four pairs of socks, after the jump. Links go to the Ravelry project page, click through for larger photos:

I am a little bit addicted to KnitPicks Felici sock yarn. It’s my go-to yarn for brainless portable projects, and I can’t wait for them to release the new spring colors. I am always looking for patterns that give a little wave to the stripes, but are super easy to memorize. Patterning every fourth row is perfect for standing in line at the movies.

Both of these pairs of socks are in Felici:

Topographical socks:

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Hanauma Bay socks:

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Late last year, probably in the tiny bit of time when it was actually cold, I got in the mood to try worsted weight socks. These Red Dwarf socks are stashbusters, made from the leftovers of a crocheted scarf. Worsted socks knit up super quick, and I find I like them much better than slippers for around the house. I am weird about my feet.

And finally, Midsummer Night’s Dream socks, made from Malabrigo sock yarn I got for my birthday last year. Finally, actually making socks from Mal sock!

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That’s all for now. I have, seriously, three lace scarves to post too, but I need to block them all. And I still can’t even think about blocking my Hemlock Ring blanket. But I’m also seventeen movies behind on the other journal, so it’s not like I’ve caught up on any part of my life right now. So it goes.