Friday, February 01, 2008

My socks - they are done :)

The Horcrux socks are finished…

They look a little funny when they’re empty because of the lace and because of the proportion of the length of the foot to the length of the leg.  I admit, with size 10 hooves like mine, that’s quite an amusing proportion :)





However, they look just fine when they’re on your feet!  These are going to be my house socks this winter - I’m just tickled to death with these :) Nice pattern (see this post - scroll down - for pattern link) and beautiful yarn, if I may be so immodest as to say so.  The color may have been accidental, but it’s still pretty cool!

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1. Those are absolutely beautiful socks and I had to come out of lurkdom to tell you that!  lol

   Posted by Angie  on  02/01  at  12:22 PM
   Location : Saskatoon, SK Canada



2. Angie - Very kind of you to say so :) I really encourage you to try the pattern if you’re interested in knitting socks.  It’s fast and easy and - as you can see - pretty nice looking!

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/01  at  01:48 PM
   Location : Digging out from under the snow...



3. Those socks look fantastic on you. So warm and cozy and the color is so bright and cheerful!

   Posted by Opal  on  02/01  at  03:21 PM
   Location : Honolulu, HI



4. Love these socks!! I think I need to get my sock yarn out.
   Vicki

   Posted by Vicki  on  02/01  at  04:19 PM
   Location : http://knittingdragonflies.blogspot.com/



5. Beautiful job on a nice pattern.  I made Horcrux for a swap.  Fought with the lace section but eventually made friends with it.  Now I need to make a pair for me.

   Posted by Chris  on  02/01  at  05:04 PM
   Location :



6. Opal - They are wonderful - I’ve been wearing them all day since it’s pretty cold and raw up here.  Thank heavens for wool socks!

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/01  at  06:40 PM
   Location : Digging out from under the snow...



7. Vicki - The pattern is written for worsted weight yarn, but I imagine a little jiggering would do the trick - like maybe casting 60 stitches onto size 1 or 2 needles with sock/fingering weight yarn?

   Hmmm - I may give this a try myself eventually…

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/01  at  06:45 PM
   Location : Digging out from under the snow...



8. Chris - I know you’re in a cold area, same as i am.  I worried that the lace element would mean the socks wouldn’t be warm enough?  But they do seem to be just fine :)

   Oh god...I just had a flash about what they might be like with an angora component!  You have to make some now :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/01  at  06:53 PM
   Location : Digging out from under the snow...

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