Ankle Socks – Pairs 110 & 111/365

Greetings! I finally got around to knitting some of the tulip inspired yarn that I dyed a while back. These are so fun and cheerful. I think that I should be able to get at least 4 pairs of socks with this yarn so stay tuned for future insanely bright socks. Here are the first…

Pom Pom Socks – Pair 109/365

Greetings! Wow, it has been a busy and warm yet beautiful week. I have another pair of socks completed. These will be an extra Christmas gift for my daughter. Pair – 109 (Pair 9 of 2022) Summer Sock Camp 2022 – 2 Project Started – 6/4/2022 Project Completed – 6/10/2022 Pattern – Pom Pom Socks…

2020 Christmas Sock Club

Greetings! Well, I guess that it is about time that I completed the Christmas sock pattern club that I bought in 2020 from Nordic Stitches Designs. I’m really happy with the way that they turned out and I can see myself knitting them again in the future. All of them would make great Christmas gifts…

Knit Picks Delivery

Greetings! My Mother’s Day gift finally arrived. Better late than never I guess. I ordered 20 bare skeins of yarn plus 10 gradient cakes of yarn that were on sale for the same price as a bare skein of yarn. I also ordered some grey yarn dye. I have several sock patterns from this book…

Chestnuts Roasting Socks – Pair 108/365

Greetings! How are you all? It feels like it’s been months since I have finished a project but I am happy to say that I have finally finished this pair of socks. I love how they turned out and I plan to knit them again sometime soon. Pair – 108 (Pair 8 of 2022) Summer…

Summer Sock Camp Plans

Greetings! Last year was the first year that I participated in the Summer Sock Camp by The Crazy Sock Lady. I know it sounds kind of crazy but it is a lot of fun. The goal is to knit as many socks as possible from May 28th to August 31st. My personal goal is at…

2022 Donation Hats ✔️

Greetings, I hope you all are well. May is a month that feels like it drug on and on. I’ve felt behind on everything but creativity. In reality, I probably took all of my frustration out on my yarn. Resulting in a huge pile of finished projects including my donation hats. I hit my goal…

Granny Stripe Blanket

Greetings, after all the hats that I knit last week I decided to change it up and start a new blanket. A blanket that I barley put down until I ran out of scrap yarn. I’m pretty happy with the results. Now I need to knit more socks so I have some scraps to finish…

More Hats

Greetings! I whipped a few more hats this week. I was planning on sharing a pile of them next Monday but my dog’s hat turned out so cute that I had to share. ASAP! Project Started – 5/2/2022 Project Completed – 5/2/2022 Pattern – Classic Cuffed Hats Designer – Purl Soho Needles – US 7…

Mini Cross Stitched Decorations

Greetings! I am so happy to finally have all of my mini cross stitch decorations ready to hang up. I started making these last September. It’s amazing how many projects I finished in the last two weeks. I also listened to several books.

Tulip Inspired Yarn

Greetings! The other day I decided to try a yarn dye along. I’ve participated in knit alongs, crochet alongs, and stitch alongs before. So I figured it was time to try a new thing especially since I recently figured out that I was two skeins of dyed yarn short of my sock goal for the…

Holly Jolly Socks – 107/365

Greetings! I finished knitting a pair of Christmas themed socks on a day when the temperature reached 61° Fahrenheit and it’s supposed to reach the 80’s for the first time this year on Friday. That’s not exactly festive weather but eventually, it will be time for festive socks on cold toes again. Winter always returns….

Happy HollyDays Socks – Pair 106/365

Greetings! I can’t believe that I knit up this pair of beaded socks so fast. I had originally planned to knit these socks with a pale yellow yarn that was dyed with blossoms from a Christmas cactus. I was hoping to do the beadwork with green and red beads but I couldn’t find green beads…

Silver Bells Socks – Pair 105/365

Greetings! I can’t believe that it is 50° F this morning. I can hear the geese honking and I can smell Spring in the air. I suppose that it will snow soon now that I’m enjoying the weather. It’s that how it always works? I finally completed another pair of socks. This pair is stunning!…

Evergreen Socks – Pair 104/365

These little evergreen trees were a lot of fun to knit! This pair of socks makes another great addition to my Festive Box of Socks. Pair – 104 (Pair 4 of 2022) Project Started – 2/24/2022 Project Completed – 3/1/2022 Pattern – Evergreen Designer – Knit Picks Design Team Needles – US 1/2.25 mm –…

Sugar Plum Fairy Socks – Pair 103/365

I love how this pair of socks turned out and they will make a great addition to my Festive Box of Socks. However, I didn’t enjoy knitting them. Too many purl stitches on tiny needles make my wrists hurt but by knitting a little bit every day I managed to finish them. Eventually! I dyed…

Christmas Candy Cane Socks – Pair 102/365

I love how these Candy Cane socks turned out. These are a fun addition to my Festive Box of Socks. Pair – 102 (Pair 2 of 2022) Project Started – 1/24/2022 Project Completed – 1/29/2022 Pattern – Christmas Candy Cane Designer – Amanda Clark/Shuttermonkey Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method…

Hermione’s Christmas Socks – Pair 101/365

Greetings! I finally finished a new pair of socks. It’s been a while. This pair is nice and cozy and will make a great addition to my Festive Box of Socks. ❄️ I hope you all are well! Project Notes: Pair – 101 (pair 1 of 2022) Project Started – 1/13/2022 Project Completed – 1/23/2022…

2021 in Review

Hello all! I’m going to call it a year and post my end of the year review a little bit early. I currently have a blanket and shawl in progress and neither will be completed any time soon. 2021 Finished Projects 31 pairs of socks 16 skeins of dyed yarn 12 kitchen items 12 sewing…

Lille Skov Socks – Pair 100/365

Project Notes: Pair – 100 Project Started – 11/29/2021 Project Completed – 12/12/2021 Pattern – Lille Skov Designer – Unknown Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Bare Yarn Dyed with – Jacquard acid dyes Amount of Yarn Used – 67 grams…

Jingle All The Way Socks – Pair 99/365

Project Notes: Pair – 99 Project Started – 11/8/2021 Project Completed – 11/22/2021 Pattern – Jingle All The Way Designer – JOLIJN COPIER Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Bare Yarn Dyed with – Jacquard Acid Dyes Amount of Yarn Used…

Candy Cane Socks – Pair 98/365

Project Notes: Pair – 98 Project Started – 11/3/2021 Project Completed – 11/19/2021 Pattern – Candy Cane Designer – BLAKE KNITTING Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Bare Yarn Dyed with – Jacquard Acid Dyes Amount of Yarn Used – 75…

Auld Lang Syne Socks – Pair 97/365

Project Notes: Pair – 97 Project Started – 10/24/2021 Project Completed – 11/3/2021 Pattern – Auld Lang Syne Designer – Nordic Stitches Designs Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Bare Yarn Naturally Dyed with – 🍓 Strawberries 🍓 Amount of Yarn…

DK Socks – Pair 96/365

Pair – 96 Project Started – 10/19/2021 Project Completed – 10/21/2021 Pattern – DK weight vanilla socks Designer – by Crazy Sock Lady Designs Needles – US 3/3.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Bernat Baby Sport (yarn is closer to DK or Worsted in…

Saunter Socks – Pair 95/365

Pair – 95 Project Started – 9/14/2021 Project Completed – 10/18/2021 Pattern – Saunter Designer – Susie White (Operation Sock Drawer) Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Bare Yarn Naturally Dyed with – Raspberries Amount of Yarn Used – 72 grams…

Purple Regia Socks – Pair 94/365

Pair – 94 Summer Sock Camp – 13 Project Started – 8/23/2021 Project Completed – 8/27/2021 Pattern – Improvised Designer – Improvised Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle from Knit Picks Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Regia Yarn Used – 77 grams Recipient – Me Size…

Festive Freddy Socks – Pair 93/365

Pair – 93 Summer Sock Camp – # 12 Project Started – 8/17/2021 Project Completed – 8/21/2021 Pattern – Improvised Designer – Improvised Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle from Knit Picks Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Afterthought Heel Yarn – Knit Picks Bare Stroll Dyed with – Acid dyes Yarn Used…

Green & Blue Regia Socks – Pair 92/365

Pair – 92 Summer Sock Camp – # 11 Project Started – 8/10/2021 Project Completed – 8/17/2021 Pattern – Improvised Designer – Improvised Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle from Knit Picks Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Regia/Unknown Color Yarn Used – 79 grams Recipient –…

Pumpkin Leaf Lane Socks – Pair 91/365

Pair – 91 Summer Sock Camp – # 10 Project Started – 8/2/2021 Project Completed – 8/10/2021 Pattern – Pumpkin Leaf Lane Designer – Nordic Stitches Designs Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle from Knit Picks Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Knit Picks Bare Stroll Dyed…

Cozy Socks – Pair 90/365

Pair – 90 Summer Sock Camp – 9 Project Started – 7/27/2021 Project Completed – 8/2/2021 Pattern – Improvised Designer – Improvised Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle from Knit Picks Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel Flap & Gusset Yarn – Regia Yarn Used – 80 grams Recipient – me Size…

Summer Memories – Pair 89/365

Pair – 89 Summer Sock Camp – # 8 Project Started – 7/23/2021 Project Completed – 7/27/2021 Pattern – Summer Memories Designer – Nordic Stitches Designs Needles – US 1/2.25 mm – 40 inch circular needle from Knit Picks Method – Top Down/Magic Loop/Heel flap & Gusset Yarn – Knit Picks Bare Stroll – hand…