The foot is fast approaching 7 inches in length— When it does, it will be time to start toe shaping and in no time at all, they socks will be done.I felt it was important to finish these socks.--I started them in November and well, it's time already! After all I didn't really knit that many pairs this year... (or so I thought)
Then I checked Ravelry.--And checked again--18 pairs of socks! These will make 19!
I forgot about the sock I knit for others (DD(3 pairs) Grandchild), and well I guess I haven't been too much of of a slouch. (I like to knit about a pair a month--sometimes an extra one, sometimes, 1 short of a dozen.)
Some of the socks almost don't count –bed socks (short ones at that) in worsted weight yarn, or the yoga socks (not toe, no heel hardly a sock at all) but then, there were the beaded socks. I think they should count double.
Still-- 19 pairs!
I wish I could say this has made a dent in my stash of sock yarn, but I know I bought some plain white sock yarn (to dye) this past year. And I bought 11 skeins of sock yarn at a Smiley's sale in the spring (actually I bought 22 skeins, but I sold 11 of them, so I only added 11 to my stash) – I did use 3 of the skeins for a scarf--but that still leaves 8 skeins (4 pairs worth) of sock yarn.
(I must have added more skeins sometimes that I have blocked from memory--cause it seems, even with knitting 19 pairs of socks, I have more sock yarn than ever!)
Also, at one point this year, collected all my sock yarn in one place—well actually 3 places—one big bag of solid color socks yarns, and another of prints/stripes/handpainted. And in a 3rd place, I have a quite large collecion of partial balls. The Roy G Biv socks barely uses a half skein of each of the colors. So I have lots of colors to use in a pair of spiral socks, or in a pair of jump rope socks or in a pair of shades of grey socks.
I have so many ideas for fun socks (and I plan to write up a few of the ideas as patterns, next year , too) and so much yarn, and there are some socks I that I have knit that I just love, and want to knit again.. (my Cascading Water socks for one!)
I want to knit my self a pair of beaded socks, for myself, too...
Also, at one point this year, collected all my sock yarn in one place—well actually 3 places—one big bag of solid color socks yarns, and another of prints/stripes/handpainted. And in a 3rd place, I have a quite large collecion of partial balls. The Roy G Biv socks barely uses a half skein of each of the colors. So I have lots of colors to use in a pair of spiral socks, or in a pair of jump rope socks or in a pair of shades of grey socks.
I have so many ideas for fun socks (and I plan to write up a few of the ideas as patterns, next year , too) and so much yarn, and there are some socks I that I have knit that I just love, and want to knit again.. (my Cascading Water socks for one!)
19 pairs of socks in one year. I must be crazy! Really crazy, cause I am still thinking of knitting more!
