Named “Not so Flashy” for the flashes of colour in the yarn – the violet and cobalt on black reminded me very much of a portion of the Eighties which I would far rather forget

Pair of Francie socks in Dream in Color’s “Smooshy” yarn.

Details and gallery.

These socks were a fun and speedy knit. Each sock took just two days to knit.

Laeticia – a sock pattern from the Twist Collective, by Stephanie van der Linden. I knitted these for myself from Toddy, my favourite sock yarn from The Yarn Yard.

A Project Spectrum project.

Earl Grey socks in Toddy yarn. Basically a lovely semi-plain bloke pattern…

These are really splendid socks. The recipient loves them, and so do I.

Opal socks FO.

I managed to get a few unwanted lines in these. They’ll probably ease out when I wash them. Pretty socks. For me.

The Grreen ‘n Grrowlly version of the #1 Husband socks, in Hipknits cashmere. Not washed and blocked yet.

Done!

I love the colour of this yarn but confess that I do not like the Regia as much as Opal sock yarns to knit with. Unfortunately, I bought ten balls on sale. Ah well.

As for the Magic Loop? The jury is still out. There are several advantages for me, but I still dislike working with circulars and their disappointing habit of kinking and snarling. Speed may be the deciding factor. It certainly is faster than juggling four or five DPNs.

Here’s the Hedera socks on the toes. Pattern slightly modified to accommodate the ridiculous length of my toes. I didn’t much fancy lace in the parts that would rub, so the stocking stitch part is maybe a bit odd-looking. I don’t care, cos they are dead comfy. I am soooo pleased with these; my second [...]