I started another pair of socks:

Pattern: Leyburn socks (ravelry link)

Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Crazy Color 4-ply / 4-fädig

Needles: US2

The left / right socks are finished!

It’s not obvious in the picture above, but for a better fit the socks are tailored differently for the left and right feet.

Yarn: Crystal Palace Maizy

Needles: US2

Pattern: I used the Knitty magic cast on to cast on 28 stitches for each sock using one long circular needle. On odd numbered rows I increased 1 stitch (by knitting in the front and back loop) at the beginning and end of each side of the sock – so 4 stitches total per row. On even numbered rows I knit all stitches. After a few increase rounds I stopped increasing on the inside of the socks and increased only on the outside.

The toes of the socks fit really well, but the ankle is a little baggy. If I make my husband another pair of socks I would decrease a few stitches around the ankle.

I started a project of epic proportions last week: the sock yarn blanket. I’m casting on 41 stitches for every small block. The big block is 81 stitches. I’m using all of the left over sock yarns in my stash, which range from wool-silk blends to superwash wool to corn fiber blends. The blocks are all slightly different sizes and densities, which I think is part of the charm.

Pattern: Blankie (ravelry link)

Yarn: assorted! So far Lana Grossa, Maizy and Trekking, plus some unknown yarns.

Needles: US2

I just finished a pair of Evangeline mittens for my sister’s birthday. They’re a super quick knit – I believe these took me about 4 hours – and the pattern is easily memorized.

I made a couple of mods to the pattern. I switched the overlap of the center cables so the gloves are mirror images of each other. I also added two stitches to the row before the thumb – one on each side of the 4 stitches that the pattern says to place on a stitch holder. I placed 6 stitches on the stitch holder (the 4 specified plus the 2 new ones). I cast on only 4 stitches above the thumb (as specified in the pattern). I think the extra 2 stitches make the mittens fit a little better – my original pair fits pretty tight around the thumb.

Pattern: Evangeline Mittens (ravelry link)

Yarn: Cascade 220

Needles: US7