12.29.13 The yarn was a gift from my sister-in-law. I love the pink and purple color. I am using the stitch pattern from Twisted Limone, but the actual sock construction is based on David’s Toe-Up Sock Cookbook. For my reference, my gauge swatch on size 0 needles was 9 stitches per inch for stitch gauge and 12 stitches per inch for row gauge. When I spot checked the stitches on the toe, it was 10 and 13, but my knitting on the toe is always slightly tighter than the rest of the sock. I just finished the toe, and I plan to add a lifeline there in case the sock is too tight and I need to frog back and add some additional increases.

02.10.14 I have turned the heel and knit about an inch of the cuff. Now that it is cabling all around on every single row, it is starting to make me a little weary. Finishing these socks is going to take some courage and dedication. That said, they fit perfectly. My husband says they are the best pair I have knit so far and to hurry up and finish them so I can knit more socks for him. lol.

02.22.14 I finished up these socks for the Ravellenics. Thanks to a four day snow break from school, I had the time to marathon finish these suckers. Seriously. 6-8 hours of knitting each day over 4 days to finish the cuff. It was worth it though. They are the most amazing pair of socks I have ever knit or worn. Who knows how long it would have taken me to finish without the motivation of the Ravellenics and those snow days.

04.09.14 These sock developed a hole about 10 days after I finished them. I had only worn them three times. It was a little disappointing, but I think the culprit was a combination of the yarn being too stretched on the bottom and a rough spot in my shoes. I took the plunge today and darned them (picture 3). It’s not pretty, but there’s no longer a hole. The other sole was getting thin too, so I did some duplicate stitch on there too to hopefully prevent another hole in the making.