#wool socks

[dreamsinombre]

And they're done!!

first post about these socks

second post about these socks

What an intensely enjoyable knit! I've never done so much colorwork before, and certainly never with 3 strands! What a challenge, but also highly engaging. These socks felt like they took no time at all! They're also quite soft and pretty darn warm, so I'm very excited to add these to my closet come fall & winter. Thank you to Oakwood Knits for a fantastic sock design!

Like the first attempt, I tracked my daily progress, but I started doing so after I caught up to where I stopped from my first attempt, which took half the time to do this attempt!

These still need to be blocked, and I have a set of sock blockers on the way, but I didn't want to wait to share because I just am so pleased with them. I learned a handful of new things making these, namely continental, to hold the secondary color, and how to better tension strands of color. I knit these both at the same time across two circulars, and the little onion* skeins of Palette actually made it so I could use only one skein at a time for both socks! I did make a little ball for each sock for the third color rows, however. But ultimately, it worked out great. I also did Eye of the Partridge heels and toes, because I know my feet and those are the spots that need the most reinforcing, and I also added in a single row of purls on the top at the toes because I like how it looks on socks.

Bonus: the start of the spring socks, since I missed the KAL for them and was so jazzed by the summer socks I want to knit more!

*I don't know of they're really called onion skeins, but I can't remember if they have an official name and they look like onions to me, so there you go

pattern: Oakwood Knits

yarn: Knit Picks Palette

[littlealienproducts]

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[trudivination]

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[helloitsdaisyyy]

[anderii]

MINE.

And she knows it.

[janerhoadesart]

So i’ve perfected my personal sock recipe.

I tried something out with smaller needles for the toe area and reinforcing the ball of the foot with a slip stitch and I LOVE how it turned out.

They’re sooo comfy, warm, and a little supportive. It’s only taken knitting like… 15 pairs of socks to get to this point??

Yarns are Patons Classic Wool Worsted in Brown Mustard and Dark Gray Mix.

[silversword1281]

[oasisr]

wool socks are actually such a great thing to invest in. they're more expensive but they will last longer and will be much more sustainable for the environment.

[eppujensen]

Ahh! Just lovely fair isle knit socks that you can DIY. By Mia Sumell, photo by Essi Lyytikäinen via Kaikkien aikojen joulu. These kinds of house lanterns or Xmas house decorations aren't what I grew up with, but they're a pretty nice addition to Christmas decor, I'd say.

[dreamsinombre]

I'm gonna try a KAL this summer! I had great success with a MAL earlier, and then I saw this one come up for Stardew Summer Socks by Oakwood Knits and immediately knew I had to participate. Unsure if I'll finish them before the KAL is over, especially as I've never done colorwork like this for socks, but I'm gonna get as far along as I can during the official KAL! I'm excited to work on this; Stardew Valley is such a comfort game and these socks are so nicely representative of the season in the game!

(holy moly but this yarn is teeny tiny though)

[littlealienproducts]

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[drakejensen]

[play-my-game]

[loveshetlands]

[woolgear]

Woolsocks