Owl Socks

This is my ninth completed pair. These ones went pretty quickly, just over two weeks to complete them. They’re a little smaller than most of mine because I’m setting them aside for a Christmas gift. I decided to knit these early since I have the FlexiFlip needles for this yarn, but a lot of my other stashed sock yarn is lighter and I get laddering if I use the 2.75mm needles. I now have the 2.5mm and 2.25mm ones in hand, so I can proceed on the finer yarn for the next pair without going back to the real DPNs.

Photo Finished socks.

Sock Details
Yarn West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply Self Striping, Owl colourway
Pattern Mina’s Vanilla Sock Recipe, with high-instep option
Size 64 stitch
Ribbing 2×2 ribbing for 16 rounds (1 1⁄4”)
Leg Length 64 rounds (6”) (not including ribbing)
Foot Length 60 rounds (5 1⁄2”) (not including toe)

Cotton Socks

This pair took me what feels like forever to finish. I think it was mostly because of my attention being elsewhere in my down time, but it seemed like these socks were cursed to take a long time. For a while I didn’t know if I’d manage to actually wear the cotton socks while the weather was still warm. In any case, they’re done now; and that makes eight pairs and sixteen socks completed.

I did toe-up for these socks, because I didn’t have any other cotton to do a heel with, and I didn’t want to run out of yarn before I got to my toe. I like my socks to be fairly tall, so I usually have to do a contrast heel to be on the safe side of running out. The toe-up thing didn’t impress me: having to use a different cast on, different bind-off, and increasing a bunch of stitches for the toe seemed like it was more troublesome than just starting at the cuff. I can only see myself doing it again in the same situation (not knowing how far the yarn will make it).

Photo Finished socks.

Sock Details
Yarn Regia Cotton Tutti Frutti Color, Kiwi colourway
Pattern (main) Vanilla Latte Socks
Pattern (heel) Mina’s Vanilla Sock Recipe, with high-instep option
Size 64 stitch
Ribbing 2×2 ribbing for 16 rounds (1 1⁄4”)
Leg Length 72 rounds (5”) (not including ribbing)
Foot Length 96 rounds (7”) (not including toe)

Cinnamon

I’m really late posting this one, but I finished the pair in May. It’s pair seven, socks thirteen and fourteen. I used the FlexiFlips needles again, and I’m sold on them now.

This sock came out a little larger than I expected, I think the yarn is a bit thicker than my previous pair.

Photo Finished socks.

Sock Details
Yarn (main) Regia Pairfect, Cinnamon colourway
Yarn (heel) Patons Kroy Socks, Colour Coal
Pattern Mina’s Vanilla Sock Recipe, with high-instep option
Size 64 stitch
Ribbing 2×2 ribbing for 16 rounds (1 3⁄4”)
Leg Length 64 rounds (6 3⁄4”) (not including ribbing)
Foot Length 70 rounds (7”) (not including toe)

Van Gogh's Blue Jay

The project is halfway complete. This is pair six, socks eleven and twelve. For these ones I tried out the new addi FlexiFlips DPNs, I’m not 100% sure on them yet, so I’m going to use them again for the next pair and then possibly write a little about them on there.

Photo Finished socks.

Sock Details
Yarn (main) Valentina Colour Works Classic Sock, Van Gogh’s Blue Jay colourway
Pattern Mina’s Vanilla Sock Recipe, with high-instep option
Size 64 stitch
Ribbing 2×2 ribbing for 16 rounds (1 1⁄2”)
Leg Length 64 rounds (5 1⁄2”) (not including ribbing)
Foot Length 72 rounds (6 1⁄4”) (not including toe)

Pennants

Pair number five (socks nine and ten) is done. This one took a little longer, as the pattern took a bit more concentration to not lose my place.

Photo Finished socks.

Photo Pattern close up.

Sock Details
Yarn (main) H&W Comfort-Wolle Sockenwolle Comfort Color
Yarn (heel) Patons Kroy Socks, Colour Coal
Pattern (leg/foot) Pennants Socks
Pattern (heel) Mina’s Vanilla Sock Recipe, with high-instep option
Size 64 stitch
Ribbing 2×2 ribbing for 16 rounds (1 1⁄2”)
Leg Length 5×12 row repeats (60 rounds) (not including ribbing)
Foot Length 6×12 row repeats (72 rounds) (not including toe)