I didn't plan to make October socktober, but it does seem to be what I've been busy making these past weeks..
Just before Fall break, I finished two pairs of socks.
These were knitted in some leftover handdyed (selfdyed) yarn that I once used to make a cowl. I started with 48 grams of yarn, and there's still a little bit left.
After knitting a pair of socks for herself, my mom gave me the leftover yarn (a Halloween sock yarn) which was enough to knit up a pair of socks for me.
And then Fall break started. The kids and I went to Trysil to spend the week with my mom, and yarn + needles came along..
And then Fall break started. The kids and I went to Trysil to spend the week with my mom, and yarn + needles came along..
A ball of yarn my mom had became a pair of socks for A. (She's grown - her feet have grown - so I can just use the same measurements as for my socks. Yikes!)
They became a bit more pink (and less white) after the first wash, but that is the risk you have to calculate with when using handdyed yarn.
I had a ball of yarn that I had dyed some years ago (I really need to get back to dying yarn again, it's so much fun!) but didn't have a plan for. So I knitted another pair of socks. I didn't wiegh the yarn before I started, but by a shake of a lamb's tail I had barely enough to finish both socks (there was about 40 centimeter yarn left after binding). *phew*
And then I tried to use up some of the leftover yarn that I had - you can see the orange yarn from a previous pair of socks on the toes of this pair), but I miscalculated how much of the purple yarn that was left... Luckily my mom had a bit more yarn without a plan, so that I could use some of her yarn to finish this pair (the grey with neon speckles). *yay*
Currently I have two pairs of socks in a Halloween sock yarn with glitter in the works, and if I get around to it, I'll be able to finish both pairs now in October.
Seven pairs of socks, that's not bad! And with Fall suddenly making it's appearence, it'll be nice to have some warm socks available. It's been grey, rainy and cool the past couple of weeks, so the thinner jackets and shoes have been put away for now.
