Another Pair of Socks


Yesterday I finished a pair of socks for my husband, phew!  It was a close one.  If you have a sharp eye you can see that the tippy toes do not match.  I ran out of yarn following the colorway on the second sock.  I decided to not match the toes.  I know he doesn't care and I wanted them done.  The color repeat was a long one!


The pattern is the one I've had memorized in my head for more than ten years, tried and true.  It's autopilot knitting and super gratifying!  I love to knit on double pointed wooden needles and zoom along.  No fancy pattern for me :)


Ravelry notes are here

Comments

  1. MelissaJanuary 27, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    Hey stranger! Love all your snow! Just a tad jealous. Socks look great. I have some in the plans...not on needles yet. Take care!

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  2. Tracey ~ CloverJanuary 27, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    I never would have noticed the toes if you hadn't pointed them out. I just wound up yarn to cast on a pair of socks, I am going to try toe up.

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  3. MonicaJanuary 27, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    NICE!!!!!!!!!

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  4. apicturebookmindJanuary 27, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    Great great great! You finished them, I love socks with not matching toes :-)

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  5. Melissa Marie January 27, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    I also would never have noticed the toes either. The color is lovely and congrats to finishing them! :)

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  6. mamasmercantileJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    I didn't notice until you pointed out the difference on the toes. Beautiful colour combination. Stay safe with all the snow in your area predicted.

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  7. ericaJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:31 PM

    they are lovely Karen... i love the colours !!

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  8. kristieinbcJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:42 PM

    Wonderful socks! I'm the same with my plain vanilla sock pattern. I don't know my own kids' phone numbers by heart, but I can knit a sock while blindfolded. Well, almost. :-)

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  9. GraceJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    Wow, I have socks just like these! My mother-in-law knitted my daughters and I pairs for years! I'm so sorry she stopped, I love them.

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  10. DiannaJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:09 PM

    Beautiful! I love the colors in the yarn and the way they worked up...very beautiful.

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  11. JanetJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:46 PM

    Great socks, Karen. Love the colors and pattern of that yarn.

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  12. kathy bJanuary 27, 2015 at 5:52 PM

    We are so similar. Auto sock knitting on 4 needles is the BEST! I'm into a pair now

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  13. AnkeJanuary 27, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    Self striping sock yarns are the best, aren't they? Quick little knits that just seem to jump off the needles...

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  14. Phoebes WorldJanuary 27, 2015 at 6:38 PM

    Fabulous...I just love the colours... and I didn't notice the toes either
    Phoebe x

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  15. Caffeine GirlJanuary 27, 2015 at 7:15 PM

    I'm with you. You can't beat the relaxing factor in knitting simple socks in a self-patterning yarn.
    No one cares about the toes!

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  16. NicoleJanuary 27, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    Very nice! I'm getting inspired little by little to knit another pair of socks again :) Happy Tuesday!

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  17. SarahJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:05 AM

    Oh man, you are such a fast knitter! You start and finish projects in the time it takes me to cast anything on! They are lovely even with the imperfect toe. Just gives them personality. ;)

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  18. Places to Hangout in GurgaonJanuary 28, 2015 at 6:22 AM

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  19. AndiJanuary 28, 2015 at 8:55 AM

    Yay socks! Self-patterning sock yarn is almost better than self-striping, right? Fantastic socks!

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  20. elizabethJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    oh wow! they look so fancy, practically fair isle to my untrained eyes but I see they are just self stripping; how neat! well done! someday I hope to do this... I guess the trick is memorize the pattern! :)

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  21. azwoolgirlJanuary 28, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    Great looking socks Karen :)

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  22. LisaJanuary 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    Love that you didn't worry about matching toes... I pulled yarn and literally spent an hour figuring out where to start my second baby sock so that the colorway stripes would match... after two bouts of frogging, I got it as close as I could and am super happy. :) A good sock pattern is a treasure! Especially a memorized one!

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  23. Amy at love made my homeJanuary 29, 2015 at 3:55 PM

    Lovely!!! No one will ever see the toes, and in any case that is what shows that they are handcrafted with love doesn't it!! xx

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  24. Judy S.January 29, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    Nice socks! What size needles do you use? Bet your DH likes 'em. Very manly color, too!

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  25. flyingjenJanuary 31, 2015 at 9:34 PM

    This was my philosophy after my socks. No one will see them anyway. Especially the toes!

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