my first pair of thick knit socks

tada

These babies are a teeny bit too big on me, but they fit alright. I'll have to knit another pair and just reduce the cast-on stitches by about 5 or so and proportion the rest of the pattern the same way so they're as snug as a pair of socks ought to be...

 

nice!

 

So cozy looking. Homemade socks rock!

 

ooo, very cool!

 

don't they? I just love how warm they are...

 

Just finished knitting these socks... meant to be done next week for his birthday, but finished early (woo hoo!). They look a bit big layed out like that, but they actually fit him almost perfectly. It's a Lionbrand pattern that I used with Paton's Jaquard yarn in Houndstooth.

I also found the 'inovative' clothes hanger sock blocker here, which is absolutely simple but it's one of those things that I just didn't think of until I saw it... which beats my alternative of spending nearly $30 on ebay buying wooden ones! Even though the wooden ones are very nice, it's just not in my budget atm.

 

These I'm quite partial to, not only because I like the colours in the yarn, but it's also my first attempt at lacing...

 

I LOVE the colors! What type of yarn did you use?

 

Patons Kroy Jaquards - I forget the name of this colour but it's the only one that's varigated in that colourway. There's a few other awesome colourways in that brand too, which I plan on knitting up by the end of the summer.