Dirty Monkeys in March

Dirty? Why? Well, officially because these Monkey's were knit with Socks That Rock in Terra Firma ( or dirt)--but, mostly it's because these Monkey's may have heard a few dirty words in the beginning!!! But, once I got the pattern figured out it was a breeze! These are great comfy socks that were fun to knit. I had them done way before the end of March, but technical difficulties kept me from posting. Thanks to Chrissy for letting me post them late! Jamie S.

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March Socks

Pattern: Hedera
Yarn: Silky Socks by Great Adirondack
Colorway: Rosewood
Changes: Size 1 needles instead of size 1.5



Abby
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Done . . . In the Pink!

I finally finished my socks - in the nick of time! These were my Round #2 socks for Sock Madness 2007, Mad-tinis.

More Monkeys in March

A day earlier than usual!!! I'm almost always finishing within hours of the end of the month...call it about 24 hrs faster this month! Yay!


Monkey Socks from Knitty
Hello Yarn Fat Sock in Sandcastles
US 2 Brittany DPN's

You can read more about this yarn and more pics at my blog! :)
Zonda

Spring is here

Whew, finally got my March socks posted. For the details (and a little whinning too) check out my blog http://mrsquilt.blogspot.com/

Happy Knitting, Kellie

Another Pair for March

I finished the seemingly endless Socka socks for DH I've been working on for months. They've been my "take in the car just in case" socks. I used the alternating 2 X 2 rib pattern from SKS. More pictures on my blog, since I still don't have a camera and the scanned images are too large to post here. They were supposed to be done for Christmas. I guess they'll be an April Fool's day present now! That's a total of 4 finished pairs in March, a new record for me. Of course it helps that two of the pairs were made in sportweight on only 56 stitches. My fingers are showing the signs of too much sock knitting, though. I poked a hole in my index finger with the needle tip.

I cast on for a pair of Monkey socks to celebrate finishing the endlessly boring socks, but they morphed into broad rib socks from the new SKS book, which arrived on my doorstep today. I love the Culture Club socks, not to mention all of the other great socks people are making!

Margie

March Socks

I've finished three pairs of socks in March: Mad Cow from the Sock Madness contest (I qualified last in my bracket) and Mad Tini from the second round. I was blown out of the water in this round by my competitor who finished her pair in less than 24 hours. I don't have a camera right now, so I have linked to scans of my socks on my blog. (Large images, much bandwidth.) I hope that's okay. I also finished a pair of Swirly Girl socks, using Nature's Palette yarn in Odd Duck Indigo (the socks are fraternal twins.)

Margie

Finished ~ March #1

Yarn: Lorna's Laces - Shepherd Sock ~ Lakeview

Needles: 2.5mm bamboo & 2.25mm birch DPNs

Pattern: The pattern is based on Gentleman's Fancy Sock from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks, but I made some alterations. Instead of doing leg decreases, I started with the # of stitches you decrease to and used a larger needle size, then switching to the smaller needles for the foot. I did my regular heel (with an eye of partridge heel flap) and toe. I had planned to continue the pattern onto the foot, but then decided it looked better plain.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed knitting with Lorna's Laces and I'll definitely be using it again. I've used this pattern before and it's fun to knit. The socks are nice and comfy too!

Edit: Oops, forgot to add...
OzKnitter
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First Pair, Complete!

I was starting to get worried. Well, ladies & gents, we have my first pair of completed socks for the knitalong. Oh yeah, my name's Anna. Anywho, these will be gifted to my oldest brother at his wedding on the 17th of this month.



Here's the specifics
YARN: Caryn's Creations Hand-Dyed Sock Yarn, 75% wool, 25% nylon, 400 yards per hank, colorway: (Seattle) Seahawks. (this stuff is currently on back order!)
NEEDLE(s): Size 1 Addi Turbo
METHOD USED: Toe up, Magic Loop, 2 socks on one circular needle
PATTERN: K3P1 for foot/leg, K2P2 cuff
STARTED: late January 2007, completed this past Sunday, March 4th

All in all, this was a VERY boring knit, but I know my brother will like 'em and use them. They're very comfy, as I've tried 'em on myself. ;-p



I love all of the socks I've been seeing so far. Now I can get back to knitting for moi! First stop, my first package from my Rockin' Socks 2007 Club! :-D

Back to go peruse the other gorgeous socks . . .