Which is softer, the socks or Seymour?
I finished my fourth pair of socks for Matt. I’d like him to be as spoiled as I am one day and be able to use hand knit socks daily in the colder months because he loves them so much.
He says this is the softest pair yet! I made him this pair out of some Opal and this pair out of some Knit One Crochet Too, both nice hard-wearing yarns, but definitely less supple than this pair. Maybe I’ll whip up some socks out of Malabrigo or Koigu for him one of these days. That’s the softest my feet have known yet, but they require more delicate care. I think of those as my sometimes socks and often wear my Regia socks because those can take a beating and come out perfectly in the washer and dryer.
I also made these faux-argyle socks. That yarn (Cosmo Linie 33) had the softest hand, but they already have a hole in the toe, so that yarn is now filed away in my never again brain folder for sock yarns. I think he only wore those for about a month. I haven’t darned the toe because that seems like more of a pain than knitting another pair and the socks had other issues too.
This yarn is Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the colorway Roadside Gerry. I like working with it, and I really like how it striped. I originally tried to use this yarn for myself, but there was some massive pooling at 64 stitches. It looked better at 60 stitches per round, but I thought that might be a bit narrow for my foot, so they were frogged a second time and they became socks for Matt.
These were sort of a surprise Christmas gift (ahem, now very belated). They went by the wayside as I became enchanted with a number of sweaters and they were relegated to bus knitting when I got to the ribbing. Well it’s nearing then end of the chilliest part of the year, but they are finished and ready for regular wear.
I’m already starting another pair for him.
Seymour’s such a sweetie, and he totally matches the socks!
These socks are lovely, and, er, very masculine. Really, though, Matt is a lucky guy and it sounds like he knows it.
I hear you on soft sock yarns, though. Tosh Sock is lovely, but it’s so soft and it fuzzes up so quickly – I’m a little worried about the socks I’m knitting out of it at the moment. My favourites for softness and wear tend to be Malabrigo and SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock. It helps that I also love the colours those yarns come in. After reading The Knitter’s Book of Socks I feel way better equipped to match sock yarns to patterns, which is something I’d only really thought about in terms of colour before. If you haven’t read it, I’d totally recommend it! (I’m going to check out Knitalong too – thanks for the recommendation!)
After a root canal and the accompanying bill, this post put a smile on my currently lopsided face. 🙂
I hope he spoils you as well. These are certainly nicely done. What a wonderful talent you have!
O I like these a lot and looovee the colors in those stripes!
Just out of curiosity, what pattern did you use for these socks, what size foot does Matt wear, and did you just use one skein of the Roadside Gerry? I’m sort of new to knitting, having only worked with worsted weight for socks (so they’re great big warm “wear around the house, but not inside of shoes” socks)…and your photos inspired me to add the Lorna’s Laces yarn in this colorway to an order I was putting together for another project… Now I’ve got to convince myself I can take on the much finer yarn weight, and that I can pull off this color of sock like Matt can (does it help to have a color-coordinated cat – right down to the eyes! – next to the socks at all times?). LOL
Seriously though – love these pics…and I really want to try making a pair for myself. I’m guessing it’s going to take a lot longer knitting with fingering weight rather than worsted… :-\
Thanks for such a cool blog – you’ve really got me interested in branching out in what I try to knit!
Oops, nevermind – I just found your Ravelry page, annnnd see I should’ve ordered a second skein for the socks. Crap. Ok…..well, I guess I’ll need to be ordering more yarn sometime soon! 😉 You have lots of cool finished projects!
What a handsome pair of socks! And they look so comfy too. Awesome job.