Sammie's Birthday Whirlwind week is over, and I was so grateful to have a whole weekend off - free from any kind of events, classes, parties, etc. We just relaxed! It was amazing.
Anyway, if you are a long time reader, you might remember that over Christmas I was knitting gifts for all my family members - socks to be exact. Sadly, I didn't have time to finish Sammie's socks in time for Christmas, so I promised that she would get "Birthday socks". She reminded me almost every day from Dec 26-early January about my promise, so I was sure to get them done and not disappoint!
Here are her fun socks. I used a "magic" yarn that is self striping. It was really fun yarn to work with, and I'm anxious to do another pair in a different colorway. I can't remember the brand, but I picked this yarn up at JoAnne's and 1 skein (270 yards) was just perfect for a pair of kid socks (approx. size 1). Mittens would also be cute in this yarn.
I was pretty proud about how close the pattens match between the two socks. I had to restart the second one because I didn't line it up right the first time.
You can sort of see her smile through the blur in this picture. :)
The flash got wonky in this pic, but I still think it turned out really cool. :)
I'll try to post a few of the pairs of "Christmas Socks" tomorrow.
5 comments:
Oh they look fabulous! I can just see how thrilled Sammie is! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, you did such a nice job, Nona! Cute socks to match your cute kiddo!
how on earth does it stripe itself? AMAZING!
Very cute socks! The stripes in the yarn look great.
WOW!!! I believe in magic - I'm seeing it right in front of me! That, or you are REALLY, REALLY good!
How Wonderful!
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