you gotta try Magic Loop, it's insane!

I love the pail of sock goodness! May the elves knit swiftly. I'm plying mine with almond roca and tea.

the sock pail is great! 6 pairs...hmmm...that means a pair of socks a week til christmas!

oh, also, just wanted to let you know i've yet to hear from my pal (the socks or an email).

I guess my secondary sock pal gave up on me too. :( That's okay though because I made a pair for myself. :)

No socks for me :( Last time we spoke I thought she was finishing them up, but that was a while ago...

I will try to take a picture soon of the turtleneck shrug (rehearsal schedule has me coming home awfully late). I made mine with some Cotton Comfort in a light blue. It needs to be washed and reblocked a bit because it feels like it stretches a lot and the ribbing becomes flat. I think it is the yarn.

i chugging along on my "savior" socks... i got busy with work, but i hope to finish them over thanksgiving and so will be sending them off in about a week or so!

actually, that shrug doesn't take all that long to do...and make sure you check how many rows of flat knitting you are doing between sleeves and neck..mine had too much there and i had to frog. i didn't know for sure till i had a couple rows of neck so i could try it on.

I'd be happy to knit socks for someone who didn't get theirs if someone else donates the yarn. I'm the Alison whose email address starts with aefost.
Alison

You have to love Shepherd Sport. I like the Shepherd sock, but there's something about the sport (weight notwithstanding) that's just so much more luxurious. Sure, there's not a bit of tough-wearing nylon, but hey, for right now I'm all about the knitting. I'll worry about the wearing issue later.
Enjoy!

What a coincidence, I was bidding on some Cash Iroha in black not two days ago on ebay (unfortunately I lost!) but anyway, it definitely looks like you need some Mrs. Weasely needles to work on all those socks! Nice colors, tho!

ooh, I like Clapotis as a scarf. What changes did you make to the pattern to make it work? This may be just what I need for a Christmas present I've been trying to decide on a pattern for.

ok, ok, i'll bite. can i join the holiday knitting KAL? granted, there'll be a bit of crochet, but can i? i wanna show off, but i can't because one person i know for sure is internet savvy, and just might look my blog up.

thanks!

WOW, the A scarf-sized clapotis is AWESOME...i better get over to the blog and check what's happening. I don't have time to post.
Im focousing on kniting. Finished the two fronts and back of one wrap cardi.

Becky, I just did one extra repeat of the increase rows (the pattern calls for 6 repeats, I think). I knit the straight row section until the scarf seemed long enough and then skipped right to the decrease rows.

Alison,

I have some Shepherd Sport I intend to use for a pair of socks for my husband. I've knit a pair of socks using Shepherd Sport in plain stockinette, but he wants a ribbed pair. Have you used this sock yarn in a patterned sock before? It seems to pill quite a bit and I'm concerned about how they will wear. I'm curious about your results, and whether you have any suggestions.

Jen

Magic Loop or at least two circulars are the way to go when it comes to socks. At least when there are tiny people around who might a) break the DPNS or b) dislodge them somehow. Not that I know this from experience or anything...

I believe I have finally given up on my sock pal. If I haven't been assigned a sock saviour, I would be grateful if you'd do so now. Thanks again for organizing the swap!

(And if you still need another saviour for someone other than me, I would be happy to take it on.)

You know, maybe those of us who did not recive socks should be paried with others and just work with one another. I know you have sock angles and what not, but I would be willing to take on someone sockless ;) . They would not be sent until around Christmas, but they would be sent. :)