July socks!

Also known as, I didn't meet the June deadline, so these are now July's socks.

These are Mini Monkey socks by Cookie A, the Mini part by January One Cara using Cherry Tree Hill Supersock yarn in Spanish Moss colorway. Check it out here.

Mary

Dim Sum Knitting

June Socks... In July

Due to some pregnancy complications, I missed the boat last week and didn't manage to get my socks photographed on time. However, these have been completed for a week or so now and they are intended for my Sockapalooza4 pal. They are Monkey Socks in MamaE yarn in the color "Peppermint Twist". I wasn't keen on the yarn to begin with, but now that they are knit up, I would really like to keep them for myself. Too bad they are a size too small.




Check out my blog for more pics as soon as I can upload them.

Second socks for June!

I finished these up last night:




Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A. (winter '06 Knitty)
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (80% superwash wool, 20% nylon), colorway Uptown, one skein
Needles: two US 1 (2.5 mm) 12" Addi Turbo circs
Started/Completed: June 3/June 5
Recipient: my Sockapalooza 4 pal
Mods: I shortened the leg by only doing two repeats of the lace pattern

Full commentary and more photos are available here.

Monkey's of Barney

Can you tell which part of these socks is not like the other? No? Good.

My May sock are the Monkey socks knit in Barney Rubble by Socks That Rock in medium weight, except for the last inch of the toe on one sock. It is knit in Barney Rubble Lightweight.

There's not a visible difference. But they're two sizes too small for me so I have to hope that the difference felt on my sisters foot is not unbearable. But then again, it might be payback for all the times she's gotten under my skin and just rubbed me the wrong way! Jamie S. at http://knittingbandit.typepad.com/

April's Pair done

I finished a pair last night that I've been working on for a while. They are made from Shelridge Farms Ultra Heather in a wonderful rusty red. The pottern is Seed and Rib from the free Web Socks pattern by Erica Alexander on the Interweave Knits site (not available right now, I hope it will return.) The pattern was easy, almost too easy, and the yarn was wonderful to knit with. I have more in eggplant and teal and may try the Horcrux socks next, or maybe the Gentlemen's Fancy socks, or maybe another sock from my new More SKS book, which I absolutely love. Too many options, not enough time in the day.....

This is the fifth pair of socks I've finished in 2007, and only two of them were started last year. I have a good start on 12 pairs, and a shot at 52 for the year. I have the Monkey socks on the needles in another wonderful Shelridge Farms hand paint.

Margie
My blog

My monkey sock

One more sock in March, I really like this pattern. I am please that I could have it done in couple weeks.

Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A , Knitty 2006 Winter

Yarn: SOXX; winter

Needle size: 2mm Size 0 40"

Cast on 64 stitches

Start 3/12/2007

Finish: 3/27/2007

Happy Knitting.........-Esther

My 2nd pair for March

Here are my second pair of socks for March. I actually finished them on Tuesday 27th but only just managed to photograph them. They are monkey by Cookie A, knitted in Jaeger 100% wool fingering which I found in the depths of my stash. The combination of pattern and yarn has made these a very warm pair of socks. I really enjoyed knitting this pattern and will probably knit it again but in a less busy yarn.

Angie D http://mymerseyparadise.blogspot.com

Monkey Madness

Not one but two pairs of socks already....

First, Monkeys


Pattern - Monkey by Cookie A. at www.knitty.com
Yarn - Superwash merino hand-dyed by Scout www.scoutsswag.com in a one-off colourway specially for Sockret Pal swap
Needles - 5mm bamboo dpn's
Cast on first sock 15th Jan and completed in a couple of days, then something of a hiatus before starting the second sock on 2nd March. Completed in the pub at knitting group 5th March.

second - yep, it's another pair of Mad Cows for Sock Madness!


Pattern - Mad Cow by Jennifer Booker Young
Yarn -Opal Uni in a sky blue, Opal Petticoat shade 1295
Needles - 2.5mm bamboo dpn's
Cast on noon Sat 10th March completed 1.15pm Sun 11th March

I may well have some more socks by the end of the month as I am in the midst of a pair of socks commissioned by a friend and also Snicket Socks in Posh Yarn received from my Sockret Pal.

Wendy
www.wendyswoolies.com

March - In Like a...

Monkey? Yep! I finally got around to finishing my Monkey socks. The pictures aren't that great since I took them at night. This pattern was fun and easy. I did an eye of partridge heel though, just to kind of show off the color. This yarn is seriously my favorite ever, it was worth the extra money to get it here from Canada.





Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A on Knitty
Needles: Addi turbo 40" circular, size 2.5mm (1 US)
Yarn: Mama-E's C*eye*ber Fiber in Suzanne (discontinued)

Shadkitty
Shadkitty Knitty

And Three and Four

I forgot to post about these earlier, but in addition to the two other pairs of socks I finished this month already, I've added two new pairs to my own sock drawer in the past couple of weeks.

The details:
Pattern: Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (80% superwash wool, 20% nylon), colorway 25ns/mint, two skeins (with plenty of leftovers for a pair or two of baby socks!)
Needles: Two 12" US 1 Addi Turbo circs
Started/Completed: February 18/February 24
Mods: picked up an extra couple of stitches for the gussets, thus completing a couple extra gusset decreases (my usual mod)

Pattern: Monkey (winter '06 Knitty) by Cookie A.
Yarn: Knit Picks Memories (100% merino), colorway Yukon, two skeins, gifted by my Sockret Pal
Needles: US 1 Addi Turbo 12" circs (two of 'em)
Started/Completed: February 9*/February 17
Mods: none

Full commentary and more details on my blog!

Sarah
paknitwit.blogspot.com

More Monkeys

Sorry for the very bad picture. I wanted to get these bad boys documented ASAP.
The yarn is Lorna's Laces camouflage done on Addi turbos size 1's.
The pattern is Monkey from Knitty.com.
These are my first KAL project ever. I'm so glad I got these finished in time, I was worried for a bit.

Sheila at http://zoofullofknitting.blogspot.com/