Daenerys Socks

This pattern, Daenerys, was designed by Cookie A. and arrived early this month as part of the sock club package. My friend, Luanne, and I had decided to make this pair out of the same yarn, a luxurious merino/cashmere/nylon blend by Tanis Fiber Arts. 

We finished our matching buddy socks at the same time and simultaneously added our projects to the club forum. It's fun to knit with a pal!

Drogon Socks

More socks! I have the fever! 

These Drogon Socks are made from one of the patterns from the April 2014 edition of the Cookie A sock club. The stitches represent dragon scales from a particular character on the Game of Thrones. The yarn is Plucky Feet and the color is called Speak Softly, a lovely lavender that does a poor job of representing a fierce, blue dragon but it does knit up with great stitch definition and makes some pretty nice footwear.

Sake Socks

I am turning into a professional sock model - ha! Well, at least I have found a fairly reliable spot for pictures with good light and a background that isn't too distracting. The cement usually needs to be swept clean but there is a secure spot for the camera on the mini-tripod and the self-timer does the rest. 

This pattern is called Sake. It was published in my current favorite book, Knit.Sock.Love by Cookie A. It has twisted stitches and cables and lots of narrow columns traveling back and forth. Some of the other knitters that have made this pattern commented on the tightness of the fit and their tendency to run out of yarn before finishing so I made some changes to the design as I went along. It was a success because my socks are sized just right and I had a bit of yarn left over. 

The yarn is Hazel Knits Artisan sock in the colorway Zest. Yep. Pretty screaming orange.

Bee Blocks for March and April 2014

For March, the Cheer Circle of Do Good Stitches charity quilting bee did blue wonky star blocks and nine patch squares. The tutorial is pretty well known online: Silly BooDilly's Wonky Star Tutorial.

For April, we made scrappy green X and + blocks. The popular tutorial (here) from the Badskirt blog was inspired by a Japanese quilter, Setsuko Inawaga.

Malvin Socks

I wanted to make a pair of uncomplicated "vanilla" socks after my run of several highly patterned pairs. I bought some yarn with pretty colors to keep me entertained but it gave me some trouble with pooling. I tried a couple of different fixes but eventually I just decided to embrace it. They are what they are.  

The yarn is Manos del Uruguay Alegria; the color is Malvin. I have a fair amount left over so I may make another pair of socks with Malvin; maybe stripes!