Sock it to 'em - Jolly Socks - DONE!

It's that time of year with too much grey, so as an antidote to greyness meet some jolly bright socks.  Yes I have knitted at long last.

I couldn't find my trusty Opal top down sock leaflet that I normally use, so I Googled and chanced upon Susan Anderson's "How I make my socks" pattern. Perfect. I knitted these when recuperating from debilitating flu back in November, the first week of which I was incapable of knitting even!

This is an Opal 4 ply sock yarn I bought a couple of years ago but it has lost it's band. This pattern was quite intuitive, the ribbing around the heels was different, but the lay out on the needles meant no need for markers, no dropping little rubber loops down the sofa and muttering! I use KnitProSymfonie double pointed needles or dpns, well worth the investment in the one size you use for socks as they don't slip or clickity clack. A friend says she can't abide fiddling around with cocktail sticks but it is easier than it seems once the first round or two is done.

My kitchener stitch still isn't quite right for joining the toes, mine isn't invisible.

 I am most proud of matching the yarn on both socks. I am easily pleased.

Jolly socks have popped off to Holland as they were a Christmas present for my eldest daughter to wear in her boots when cycling in the snow. I just wish I had another ball so the sad third of a ball of yarn left wasn't sitting around. The morale of the tale is to always buy 2 balls of favourite sock yarn and you can make 3 pairs of socks!!