I finished these in July. They are BILs Christmas socks for this year.
Pattern: Personal Toe-up pattern for US Men’s 8W Raveled Here
Yarn: Pagewood Farm Yukon Hand Dyed Bamboo Sock Yarn – 3/4 skein in Camo
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Fixed Circular US 1.5 (2.50mm)
Mods: You could say this is entirely a mod. I used Judy’s Magic Cast-on for a toe-up start. Knit in the round with a short row heel and 4×4 ribbing.
Facts to Remember: That I might need to check my increases that I have an equal number on top and bottom. My first sock seemed to be right until I got to the start of 4×4 ribbing and I was 4 stitches off.
Things I love: The yarn. I am totally in love with this yarn. I got to review this yarn a little while ago. The colors are fabulous. They don’t seem to pool or stripe very easily. I think this year.s pair of socks is more successful than last year. I also enjoyed the plain stockinette stitch section on the foot. I knit many of these areas during movies. A nice mindless knit.
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Great socks!! I have some of that Pagewood Farms Yukon sock in my stash (in a different colorway) that I’m hoarding and it’s good to hear that you like it so much. Maybe I just needed a little nudge, like your lovely FO, to get started on some socks for myself at some point….
It must feel so good to have one Christmas gifty all finished up!
Awesome! I bought a hank of the camo at Mill Creek Yarns in Seattle while I was there. My nephew chose it for some Christmas socks. I was thinking of RPM or a nice basket weave. I like yours!
Aye, Pagewood Farms is always so beautiful! Nice work on the socks and excellent color choice. I have a skein of Denali I should really use up.
Sigh, is it really time to be starting Christmas presents?
Whoa, look at you getting Christmas presents finished so far in advance! I am impressed. That is the perfect man-appropriate colorway — I will have to keep it in mind for my own Christmas knitting (which will probably not be started until late November).