Posted by It looks like the completion of these has been well timed with the coldest weekend of the season upon us, here in the UK.
I used this quick knit dk.
This brings my total number of socks knitted in 2014 to 5 and a half.
Boot socks
Knitted ribbed socks
3rd pair!
2nd Pair!
First pair of Socks!
Tanis fiber arts Business Casual Socks in Yorkshire Spinners Sock Yarn
5 and a half? Yes, the blue sock, over which I truely laboured, was just too snug to be comfortable and is waiting to be frogged. The criss-cross pattern made my usual number of cast on stitches less stretchy than usual. A lesson learnt.
My sock knitting of 2014 was wholly inspired by the sock KAL with KnittingWithSarah where she encouraged a little sock knitting every day. While she achieved a remarkable 26 pairs I am very happy with my own small total.
Sarah’s KAL truely snowballed. She was able to try out some amazing (mostly US) yarn from many many sponsors.
Do have a look at her KAL round up post. You can see one of those classic photos of all her lovely socks folded up in a drawer.
I’ve started, frogged, and restarted my fingerless gloves.
So I’m still on my dpns.
Love, Lucie xx
Love, Lucie 
I hope Boot socks refers to the thickness and not the fact you’ll be hiding these lovely socks! You need some Mary Janes … even if you have to wait until spring to wear them 😉
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Ha, ha, I was laughing at the Mary Janes! But I will not be hiding them away. I plan to wear them with my short boots with furry tops. So they look lovely, gathered, just over the top.
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traumatised with envy lol ;o)
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You have a house to furnish!
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4.5 sounds good to me. Will you continue to knit the odd pair this year?
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Yes! I hate being beaten and the colour was fabulous.
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Stubborn is good 😉
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So cosy. Shame about the blue pair because I like the crisscross pattern! I don’t knit at all so I’m curious what ‘frogged’ means?
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This word foxed me too, when I started reading blogs. It’s a bit strange but it comes from when you undo knitting that has gone wrong. You, rip it, rip it, which sounds like the sound a frog makes! Very, very odd but the phrase has stuck.
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Oh, haha, I see now! Thanks for filling me in!
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Very inspiring! I like the thought of knitting a little every day on socks–usually socks get me very stressed out but if I think, “just a little” it might be all good–love the variety in patterns and colors.
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Good work. My DPN challenge to myself this year might turn out a pair of socks, you never know. Jo x
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Just don’t expect to like dpns straight away and be prepared to start very, very slowly. It
looks impressive to others when you’ve got more speedy. I did it for the challenge more than anything else!
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I love the Sirdar Crofter Dk (and the chunky version). I’ve knitted cardigans out of both and think I have some left over. How many balls did you use to make your lovely pair and what size needles if you don’t mind me asking. I have a pair ‘in hand’ at the moment but it’s always good to have a plan for the rest of my stash.
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I used 2 balls as I wasn’t sure how much the longer socks would take. I started each sock with a new ball, to try and get the stripes to match. I would say I used 1 1/3 balls in total but a single ball would be fine for shorter socks. I’ve only knitted socks top down. If I was doing toe up, I would have made them each two inches longer.
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That’s good – I use mine for yoga and pilates classes mostly (whilst warming up) so they are only calf length and I can probably get a pair out of 1 ball. What size needles did you use? You must try the two at a time toe ups one of these days although I won’t promise to try DPNs in return
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Lovely socks, and I have some left over crofter yarn, maybe its time I tried sock knitting!
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It’s certainly a challenge to start with. Good luck if you do!
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ooooh nice socks and that Crofter yarn is soooo soft
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It is. They are lovely to wear.
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Wow! They are brilliant socks! I am laughing at one of the comments and have a picture in my head of Mary Jane shoes and your socks! Hahaha ! ….well done on your achievement they look really , really good! I want some! 💝
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Hmmmmm. Not a look I would go for personally! Thank you.
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Your socks look lovely and as you say very timely finished, really cold this weekend here on the coast. I find it really hard to get comfortable using dpns, I think there must be a knack that is eluding me. Well, that my excuse anyway.
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It took me the whole of my first sock, very slowly, to get used to the dpns so I switched to a small circular which was great but did give me a little cramp.. But now my fingers seemed to have been trained into the use of the dpns as this is all I use now.
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I recently made a pair with a slip stitch strip and that, too, made the socks tighter. I need to buy some larger needles to try it again!
Penny
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Love your socks. I’ve recently caught the sock knitting bug. I’ve got a position the needles and several more planned.
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I was told that knitting socks was addictive. I didn’t believe them but it is absolutely true!
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Ohhhh, I’ve just ordered Crofter in ‘Alfie’ to make little Mudlet a jumper dress and it should be here tomorrow. Can’t wait. First craft project of 2015.
Love your selection of socks 😊
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I love a child’s jumper dress. They always look super comfy. You’ll get a real thrill out of seeing her wear it. Well I would if I were you 😉
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