I’m a woman obsessed…
I’m obsessed with socks! Despite the fact that I only have two pairs of hand knit socks for myself I nearly cannot stand to wear my store bought socks anymore. They slip and slide around on my feet and that &@#* seam across the toes is constantly bugging me. I cannot knit socks fast enough, LOL!
Just the other day I was telling my mom about a yarn shop in a small town to the northeast of them and saying that I needed to go there the next time I was visiting. She asked why and I told her I had been really wanting to try Lorna’s Laces sock yarn but no one near here carries it, but out of curiousity I did a check of Minnesota stores and found the listing for that store. Her comment was then “are knitting socks for everyone on the planet?” So, I had to explain to her why I gringe whenever I put on store-bought socks.
My access to sock yarns in LYSs in the vicinity is somewhat limited. I can get Regia, a very small selection of Sockotta, a bit of Opal and a bit of Wildfoote. I cannot, however, find any Kiogu or Lorna’s or some of the other oft lauded sock yarns. If at all possibly I like to be able to feel and touch yarn before I buy it so I’m not a big fan of Internet ordering a yarn for the first time, but I think I may have to break down and do so at some point.
Last night at Stitch ‘n Bitch we got into a discussion of sock yarns. Ashley really liked her Socka yarn. Amanda mentioned a couple types that came with reinforcing thread for the toes and heels, but I can’t recall the names of those. So, what your favorite sock yarns?
I have my little “travel” sock book completed. Or, mostly completed. I still need to strap down DH to get his measurements and put the first page in with the usual CO stitches for the various gauges of yarn etc.
I also ran into these kewl Pink Ribbon Socks for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I want to make some and it will have to go onto my future projects list. Though I don’t have any appropriate sock yarn at the moment. I’m not a big “pink” person, though it has creeped into my wardrobe a bit this last season.
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