what does that mean summer of socks? Well it means I'll be working on my socks this summer--both looking at making new ones and making sure the ones I have are in good repair so come fall, I have no big surprises. I did this in part because my handknit sock collection is getting older. Sure, I add a new pair every year or so, but I don't think I've ever gone through and really thought about which socks might be beyond saving. So far, I've pulled out four pairs that either are just beyond repair (old darning patches have holes!) or they have holes, and I just don't like them enough to repair them (like maybe they don't fit me right). I also pulled out four pairs that need some repair (And honestly, I need to go through them all and find all the ones with holes). I hate darning though, so I'm making myself take care of one pair a week. I started that last week, and promptly didn't do last week's pair.
This week though, I did that PAIR and this week's pair.
This is this week's pair. I did one sock already--this one needed both the heel and the ball of my foot. Usually most pairs just wear at the balls of my feet. I'm glad I'm not a 19th century maiden lady looking for a husband because my darning is quite simply atrocious.
And of course, I'm going to try to knit a few pairs this summer. This has been my traveling sock, as it is just a plain sock pattern. I was playing around with two different skeins of leftover yarn. So the toes and heels are in one skein, and the rest in another.
Further, I've been playing with something. First, I know that tighter knit socks SHOULD be less prone to holes, so I am knitting these on size 0 needles. Second, the gauge I usually use for socks means that when most sock patterns call for 64 stitches, they are way way too big on me. In part because I need a sock smaller than most sock patterns make and I think I'm always a little loose on my knitting.
I'm thinking about fancier patterns though. Like Knitty's Neldoreth. Wouldn't that look just divine in Modeknit sock yarn? Of course it would. I wanted to do that pattern/yarn combination a while ago when I made some just plain green socks.
I also just lost about 20 minutes looking through knitty at all the other socks I'd like to knit. That doesn't even dive into the two issues of sockupied I own or all the sock books I own. I might just have a tiny little sock problem.... First though, finish the plain socks.
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