As Promised

As promised, pictures of the smaller munchkin socks.

I know they look remarkably similar to the first pair, but if you look closely you can see that these have less pattern in the cuff (in other words, they're a wee bit shorter). I'm lazy, so if you want to see the specs, they are pretty much the same as the first pair (which is in the aforementioned link).

I also have some socks started for the husband:

That's Trekking in dark greys. It's going pretty quick, so he might have a pair for the new year. And he totally deserves it. Even without my Christmas present. Which I can't show you because I don't have it yet, might not have it for a couple of months or so yet, but trust me when I tell you, it's really good and will be worth the wait.

Something to Show

I actually have a little something to show:

The Specs:
Pattern: Diamonds from More Sensational Knitted Socks, forethought heel (I tried to do my usual heel flap, but I just couldn't get the gusset striping to work out to my liking)
Needles: Size 0s
Yarn: Knitpicks Essential in Petunia and African Violet

I tried to actually use a larger needle for these socks, and got the exact same gauge, so I decided that this yarn really wanted to be a small gauge and increased the number of stitches. And now I have another pair to make because as all mothers know, you can't make one kid something without making the other one something exactly the same :-) Hopefully they won't take quite as long since I have some of the details hammered out.

Socks and Socks

I've made a bit of progress on Frost Flowers and Leaves, but I haven't moved it to a bigger cord yet, so it's pretty bunched up. (Besides it's rainy, so I doubt if I could get a really good picture anyway.) But here is the first munchkin sock to the heel:


I've also started another simple sock for me in my first skein of Socks that Rock.

It's just a feather and fan pattern in medium weight and I'm pretty sure it's "Romancing the Stone" colorway. Just a little something pretty mindless in relation to the rest of the projects.

Munchkin Socks

Here are the new munchkin socks I'm making.

This is my third try. I started them on size 0s and cast on 60 stitches thinking it would work. Apparently, I was getting a gauge of 11 stitches per inch with this yarn (Knitpicks Essential in African Violet and Petunia) which made them too small for either kid. Okay, so I moved up to size 1s and cast on the same number of stitches. What the hey? I was still getting 11 stitches per inch. Huh? The 1s are in fact bigger than the 0s. Mmm. Okay, apparently the yarn wants to be 11 stitches per inch, so I cast on more stitches. Now, they might be too big. *sigh* If they are, they'll grow into them.