Clair Knits Christmas Gift Socks

Photos by the recipients

Yarn: Knit Picks Static

Color: Taos

Color: Rooster

 

Susan's Finished Projects, Part 3: Sampler Socks

Photo by Susan

 

Made at a Knit-Along at Threadbear, our new local quilting, sewing, and knitting shop

Clair Repurposes Handknit Socks

These Fair Isle socks were a lot of work to make but a pleasure to wear. When the heels wore out, something had to be done. Parts were snipped off...

...and some ribbing was added. From worn socks to cozy wrist warmers!

Susan Matches!

Karen L noticed that Susan's sweater, bag, socks, and even the pillow all matched.

Photo by Karen L

More views of the log cabin pattern sweater:

Photo by Clair Z

Photo by Clair Z

Clair's Christmas Gift Socks

Fleece Artist hand-dyed merino wool yarn

Color: Pansy

Malabrigo Arroyo merino wool yarn

Color: Immortal

Becky's Socks

Clair Knits Gift Socks

Clair Knits Socks

Photo courtesy of Jean, the recipient of the gift socks

Karen B's Latest Projects

Although the color looks different in the photo, this is a detail of the sweater just above

Hand-dyed and commercial yarns

Jodie's First Socks

Clair is Making Socks Again

Clair's Hand Spun Yarn Rug and Some Tiger Socks

Crocheted rug: Hand spun and dyed wool yarn

Tiger socks

Clair Knits Socks From Leftover Yarns

Clair Knits with Flat Feet

Flat Feet Sock Yarn (now discontinued) was made by Conjoined Creations. Instead of putting up the yarn into skeins or balls, the creators machine knit undyed yarn into flat pieces, then applied color so that each set of two pieces was unlike any other. Marguerite was clearing out extra yarn from her collection, so I thought I'd give the Flat Feet experience a try. Thanks, Marguerite!

The yarn is pulled off the flat as you knit. As you can see, the yarn is naturally kinky from its first knitting, but that was no problem.

Here is the first sock together with the leftover section of its flat.  The second sock (no surprise!) looks exactly like this one. 

Kathy D., staying cool up in Washington for the summer, tells me that she has just completed a similar Flat Feet sock project in pastel shades. I can't wait to see the results. 

~Clair Z.

Susan Knits Toe-Up Socks

Not only are these socks knit from the toe up, but they also feature the Fish Lips Kiss Heel, 

pattern found here on Ravelry

Heel detail

Here are two videos showing how the heel is made.

~Note from Clair Z.: I have added a link to the heel pattern under the Some of Our Favorite Patterns tab at the top of this blog.

Kathy's Lacy Socks

Kathy's "Crayola" Socks

More Socks by Clair

Main yarn: Madeline Tosh Merino Light, color Ember

Clair Knits Socks Again

For Ben

Cheryl's Socks, A Sampling of Recent Work