Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Sock Production

Every Christmas, I give a pair of socks to each of a group of people.  This year, I am trying to stay ahead of the curve....
Socks knit for Christmas 2016

I have two more pairs to make before Christmas.   Having this much done is really, really calming.

Christmas stockings also get presented to new family arrivals.  I owe two from last year and there will be two new babies this year.   I am also making them for three lovely very young ladies that I know.

The Bredeson babies get the Happy Holiday Striped Stocking from Bernat. 
Happy Holiday Striped Stocking for New Baby Bredeson
This makes a very large stocking that will be a challenge for St. Nick to fill.   This is a quick and lovely knit....worsted weight.  I used size 6 needles and Willow Yarns Burrow.   Burrow does not have the classic Christmas colors but I love that yarn and am happy with the way this one turned out.

The stockings for the Jacobs girls are being put together from a couple of patterns.   This time, I am making notes as I go along so that I don't have to think too hard as I do the next two.....the first is getting figured out as I go along.  

The pattern I am using for most of the stocking is the Hearts and Trees Stocking from Nana's Knits.   I did not want to do an afterthought heel or make these stockings huge.  I changed that.  Now I am working out how I want to do the toe.  I think I know what I will do.

The yarn is Brava from Knitpicks.   Not my favorite but the colors are lovely.  The yarn has a nice
First of the stockings for the Jacobs sisters.
Stocking 1 in progress - Jacobs Series
sheen.   As these will be played with, it is also wonderful that they can machine washed and dried.  that is also the reason that I choose to do stripes after the pattern set at the top....I wanted to minimize the floats that could get caught and pulled as the stockings are stuffed.

Proportion is tricky.   I think I have the toe worked out....and will post a picture as soon as the first one is done.





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