This Strong Heel is such a cool feature of these socks and I absolutely loved knitting it. Very easy & intuitive. But most importantly, they fit great and the socks are so comfortable to wear. Probably the best fitting pair of socks I've made so far. The sunny summery yarn is wsk aspen sock in the flirty owl colorway. It's funny that there is just a little bit of pooling in each sock in the exact same spot, so it was meant to be a design feature ;)
In other sock news, I am currently participating in a monster sock KAL on Instagram. The hashtag is #mskal16 if you want to check out all of the scary monster goodness. I was kind of worried that I wouldn't have enough variety/contrast in my sock yarn scraps to make a decent pair since I've only been knitting socks for less than a year. So after a little bit of brainstorming, I decided to go with alternating stripes of solid/tonals and speckles/variegated yarns. These socks are so addictive and I find myself knitting on them way past my bedtime. However, I am making a conscious effort to stop and weave in the ends as I go along otherwise the final finishing would be truly monstrous :)
I hope that the entry into September has gone smoothly for you as well. Have a great week!
That heel is intriguing. Both sets of socks are such cheerful colours!
ReplyDeleteLove your socks and glad to see the Vanilla is the new Black heel...I have the pattern, but have not yet found the time to knit it. Soon though!! Glad the new school year is going well so far.
ReplyDeleteGlad your son is happy in his new school and he has the support he needs. Love the new pair of socks and what a smart way to use up leftover sock yarn to make them work well with one another.
ReplyDeleteThat first pair are glorious!! Such a pretty detail. The second pair are not scary at all, well, of course I haven't seen the insides, so maybe they are a bit monstrous.
ReplyDeletegreat looking socks....you have such a good eye for colour!!! (I might as well be colour-blind----loving grey the way I do!!!)
ReplyDeleteLove the heel on the socks! Such a simple detail, but definitely an eye catcher!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of your sock yarn! So bright and happy! I'm glad the transition and new schedule is working for your son, adjusting their schedule can be so hard. -Sierra
ReplyDeleteYour socks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGlad the transition into middle school has gone well for your little guy. Love, love, love your Skyp socks, especially the cool looking heel! Your monster socks look like so much fun :)
ReplyDeleteYour socks are gorgeous. I really love your yarn / colorway selections! I'm so glad the Middle School transition is going well. I'm touring High Schools now and my son is in absolute denial this is going to happen. sigh.
ReplyDeletelove that sock, and the heel! So clever. And the yarn looks so happy and lovely. Glad that your boy is doing well with the new school and change, hopefully this is exactly what he's been needing!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear the transition into school has been a smooth one :) Your socks are looking amazing and I'll see if I can join the mskal, that sounds like so much fun!
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