Pattern: Carole's Picot Edge Socks
Yarn: Claudia Hand Painted Yarn
Needles: US 2.25
These socks were finished just a few days before we left for vacation, but knowing that the stone blue and sandy colors of the yarn would somehow feel at home at the beach, I decided to wait until we were at the beach for pictures.
A few years ago I picked up a number of skeins of Claudia Hand Painted Yarns and thought it was about time to use them up….this is the first pair. 🙂
Carole's simple pattern is one that I love to use because I can knit and chat all at the same time and you all know how chatty I can be at times. 🙂
If you look at these socks you can see that there is a little something different….click and you will definitely see it.
The first sock is completely done with one Claudia skein with just a few mere feet of yarn to spare…..the second one I was not that lucky. I had to dig into my WR stash to find a yarn that might match. I chose Pearl Blue Moon and it doesn't look too bad. The thing is….I have pretty small feet and a skein should work, but in this pair it didn't….boo. 😦
Of course I used very little of the skein of Blue Moon, so I quickly cast on a new pair of socks, otherwise that wound skein of yarn would get lost in the rabbit hole of yarn here. The pattern that I chose was Anne Hansen's Rimefrost….a lovely pattern that I really have to pay close attention to as I knit along…..so…..
as we were driving to the Cape I cast on another mindless sock with another yummy shade of Claudia's handpainted yarn (using up the stash). This is not the best picture, taken from my daughter's phone, but now that the first sock is finished, next week there should be finished pictures. 🙂
Not everyone loves mindless knitting but me….I LOVE it. 😉
The Woolen Rabbit 
I love it, too, especially when you are the one I’m chatting and knitting with! Your new socks are so pretty and the contrasting toe looks fine. I do think there should have been enough yarn, though, and it makes me nervous to knit with Claudia’s Handpaint again.
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Love mindless knitting and as Carole said especially with friends! You’re rocking the socks Kim!
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Since I can’t seem to knit anything with any kind of pattern while chatting, beautiful yarns are a saving grace. All of your socks are special in some way–thanks for sharing!
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Yup – me too! I always have a plain Jane with me. I call these my travel socks, because I can pull them out just about anywhere and add a few stitches or rows. Yours look beautiful!
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Mindless knitting is a must in some circumstances. The contrasting toe makes a very unique pair of socks. I’m all for socks that aren’t perfectly matched.
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Oh, boo on that skein for sure. Good fix. I agree. I think I used up my Claudia on Chevron scarf…was a little nervous about pure merino in sox, didn’t even think about the yardage. And I have huge feet.
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i’m a fan of the ‘mindless’ sock as well. Great for travelling, chatting at knit night, etc. 🙂
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