Wednesday 15 June 2016

FO - Father's Day Socks

I've not really been knitting much lately, hence the lack of blogging! I haven't had anything to show you! However I thought I'd get my act together today and show you the socks I've made for Mr Soaring Sheep for Father's Day this coming weekend

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The colours look almost subdued in these photos which is a shame. They've got lots of sparkle in them which seems to have dyed the same colour as the yarn so in some places it's gold and others it's more of a silvery-grey

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The yarn is from Countess Ablaze and is called "Big Fish in a Little Pond". I originally bought it for me but Mr Soaring Sheep was eyeing it up so I thought I'd order a second skein for him. I'll knit my skein up into a more patterned sock I think so we can tell them apart!


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In the top left corner you can see a square I've made using the left over yarn. I've got 64 squares finished in my sock yarn banket now. I'm still ignoring the ends so I'll need to do a lot of weaving in at some point! I can't remember how many squares I'm aiming for but I want the blanket to be big enough for an adult to snuggle up under so still got a way to go. I'm enjoying seeing how the different yarn colours contrast with each other. Hopefully I'll have some more finished socks soon so I can get some more squares done. I'm still resisting buying mini skeins, even though they are very very tempting!

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Hope you all have a good week and if you're in the UK then I hope you get to escape the rain we keep getting!

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11 comments:

  1. great socks for the mr. but i LOVE that awesome blanket!! i should look into doing something like that, i have tons of leftover yarn (but not from socks)!!!! i haven't tackled those yet!!!

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  2. Very cool socks! Your blanket looks amazing. You'll have to find a good movie and just weave in all the ends when you are done :-)

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  3. love the socks!! and that blanket is super de duper fantastic :) :)

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  4. Pip is lookin' like a tween now! Your sock blanket is terrific. What tremendous progress you've made on it. The pair of socks made me smile; its colorway is appropriately named.

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  5. Fantastic socks! Your blanket looks really great, scrappy blankets are so much fun to make aren't they!

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  6. Handsome socks, adorable boy!!! And the blanket looks so neat, well, except for all the ends.

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  7. I love your socks. I have fun knitting socks for my hubby too! Your blanket is awesome!!!

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  8. Love the socks, the yarn is beautiful but by far my favourite is the wonderful blanket, such a delight with its beautiful array of colours.

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  9. Your sock yarn blanket is gorgeous and I'm sure it won't be long until you are able to snuggle under it!

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  10. Great socks. LOVE the puppy photo

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