Start of Socktoberfest

I woke up early for work this morning. It was chilly outside, reminisent of late fall, but the leaves are just starting to change from green to burnished gold. I started my Socktoberfest by winding a ball of Shepard Sock yarn that I had purchased at Stitches Midwest. It is a beautiful shade of dark pink and it will make a lovely pair of Yoga Socks for my sister.

I cast on sixty-four sitches during my lunch break and started in on the two-by-two ribbing for one of the cuffs. After the ribbing section, I plan to use the lace pattern from the Dead Simple Lace Socks. Since they'll be Yoga Socks, they will be missing their toes and heels. Hopefully, they don't take me nearly as long to knit as my last pair of socks did.



I finished up my Hearts and Flowers Socks in late September. It took me a month and a half to finish the first sock and five days to finish the second one. Forget about second sock syndrome, I think my problem is figuring out the patterns. After that, knitting them is a breeze.

Both the Dead Simple Lace Socks and the Hearts and Flowers Socks can be found in the Socks from the Toe Up book by Wendy D. Johnson. I haven't decided what I'll knit after my sisters socks, but I do have more sock yarn in my stash waiting to be knit!

Hope your Socktoberfest started out well!

Happy Knitting!