Mystery Sock V KAL--April Showers

The knit-a-long at the Knitters Brewing Company Ravelry forum started by releasing the first clue on January 11, 2013. I'm doing the socks one at a time (I usually do them two at a time) on Magic Loop but my carpal tunnel has been acting up so I'm taking it a bit easy for this KAL. I cast the toes on the 11th using US Size 1 needles, and finished up the first sock today on the 14th.

The yarn I am using is KBC Sockaholic Sweet in colorway Sweet Butter--It's a really lovely shade of yellow. After finishing the first clue, I decided this pattern is the most fun of any pattern I've knit in quite some time. Now off to start the second sock.

Here's my finished first clue for the first sock:

Finished Socks!

It seemed to take forever but I finally finished the socks for my husband. The cuff is probably not as long as it should be, but I didn't think I had enough yarn to do another pattern section. My husband is thrilled and I am happy to get these socks off my needles and start another pair for me!

The pattern is from Wendy Johnson's Toe-up Socks in a Box and is called: "i heart toe-up socks."

Hey—Look What I Did!!!

I have been searching for a sock pattern that really fits me, and I found one!  I joined in the Ravelry group Knitters Brewing Co. Knit Along doing the toe-up Straight Up Sock.  I knew right after completing the toe of this sock that it was going to fit me perfectly.  It is nice and snug with no lumps over the toes to bother me. 
I knit the socks on a 40” circular needle using a Magic Loop (knitters will know what that is.)  Love the color and the fit. 
Here are a few photos of the finished product:
The color is Sorority Party Pink.  The top photo is the true color of the socks.  The bottom photo has too much sunlight shining on it so the color looks washed out a bit.


I think I’ll get started and cast on another color.  They knit up so quickly I may have a finished pair to show off next week.

Sock Project

Knitting socks are such fun.  They really do go quickly if you keep at it but sometimes life gets in the way.  I started this pair of socks on November 1, 2009.  I may complete them by Thanksgiving.  Yes, I know those of you who knit would have had them done in a day or two.  However, I do have an excuse for not getting them done more quickly.
The day after I started knitting the socks I got a huge floater in my eye with flashes of lights.  No biggy, I've had this before but thought I should go to the ophthalmologist to make sure there are no holes in the retina.  There aren't any holes but this huge floater is taking up most of my right eye.  I never learned how to knit just by feeling the stitches so it's difficult for me to focus my eye.  The floater will diminish somewhat in time and surely will fade from black to light gray.  I'll just have to wait it out.
In the meantime,   I'll knit an hour or so a day and with any luck I'll have a pair of colorful socks before Thanksgiving.

UPDATE:  I finished one sock and found it was way too big.  I ripped it out and started over again.  This time, I am doing k2, p2 for the cuff instead of k1, p1 because that ribbing is tighter on the leg.  I started it over again on November 25, 2009.  My new goal date to finish the pair is by Christmas.