Friday 20 May 2011

FO Friday- J socks

More socks! By the end of the year I will have enough socks to clothe the feet of a centipede.

Today it is the turn of the J socks from the A-Z challenge.

Yarn: Same difference in Menace by the Knitting Goddess
Needles: 2.25mm dpns

This is one of the famous patterns on Ravelry that everyone seems to have tried, 8379 projects in fact. It has been on my to do list for a while, and I even printed the pattern out months ago but was put off by all the talk of checking gauge and taking measurements so I filed it away until I got to the letter J. Since I do really like the funky pattern I thought I should give it a go, I took gauge off the base of a sock knit in a similar yarn on the needles I intended to use, which is cheating and lazy but there is no such thing as the knitting police so ner! (and yes, I do realise it would serve me right if they don't fit).

The self striping worked really well on the leg, and gave a crazy pattern on the foot, on the whole I am quite pleased with them, although I haven't tried them on to double check the fit yet, I think I am a little scared to.

The yarn is a nice smooth merino. It is a discontinued line that I got in a swap at Christmas, I am not sure about the whole fraternal sock thing, I generally try to make my socks match so this is quite a step in the opposite direction. The dyeing on the back with red sock is not wonderful, there are a few patchy bits and some fat lumps, but generally it is nice yarn (and for all I know was picked up as a second). I would check out the Knitting Goddess yarns in the future, it is definitely not enough to put me off (also, I have looked at them before and the colours are so very pretty).

I have been busily bashing WIPs this week, so plenty of ammo for a few FO Fridays and scrap downs.

8 comments:

  1. I've just finished my very first pair of socks, and I'm already addicted! I imagine I'll end up clothing a centipede too. I really like the non-matchingness of your socks, I think it works with the colours :)

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  2. They are lovely! I must be one of the few ravelers not to have tried socks yet :)

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  3. Love them! Hey, my goal is to eventually have enough hand knit socks so I can wear them every day and only have to wash them once in a blue moon ;-)

    Thanks for the yarn review too. So often we buy a yarn because it is super pretty but it isn't until we knit it up that we get a true idea of what we really purchased.

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  4. Great! The patterning came out beautifully.

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  5. Very nice and thanks for the imagery of the centipede with lots of socks!

    ;-D

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  6. Your socks look great! I have found over time that fraternal socks grow on me. You can't get them at the store.

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  7. Gorgeous! I have jaywalkers in my queue too so I'm curious how you find yours fit when you get brave enough to try them on :-) The striping with the chevron pattern is very appealing.

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  8. I like the colors and the fraternal quality! I love my jaywalkers because the stitch pattern seems to keep them fitted instead of stretching out like some of my other socks have done.

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