joseph's finn's sock of many colours

After a great deal of muttering and moaning as detailed on my blog here, with several different needles and patterns and some 8 ply wool, I made myself feel better by using up some odds and ends of wool. I wasn't planning another child's sock, I really wanted one for me, but this is what I did at the weekend. The thin blue stripe and the green foot are Wildfoote, the others are from Elann.

I felt very virtuous using up the little bits and pieces which have been hanging around for a while. Still have a way to go to finish the pumpkin colour. When I ordered a lot of wool from Elann several years ago, I chose that as a co-ordinating colour for several others. i still have possibly three or four balls of it left. I'll be careful about doing something like that again.

(edited for sloppy HTML. Sorry about Elann link.)

1.5 finished objects

One finished sock for probably the present basket and one pair for the youngest grandchild. He's not long turned two, but already has a bigger foot than his three year old cousin. I've made this pair very big, but he'll grow. They are intended for next winter, so hopefully they will still fit then. I've now quite an accumulation of browns, bones etc and some green as well. I can see a stripey pair for little Finn on the list of projects. A good way to use up what I have. Only one problem, weaving in ends. YUK!

The other single sock is called "Ashes" and I found the pattern in the list at Knitting Pattern Central. It's a ridiculously easy pattern to do and the fabric pulls in nicely to be snug but will easily stretch to a much larger size. In fact, the rib pulls in so snugly that the rest of the foot looks enormous after it. I cast on for the second sock today and am about a quarter of the way down the leg.

Setting myself a challenge

I have finally signed up and thought I best set the challenges while the enthusiasm is high.

1. To finish BOTH socks of a pair before beginning a new sock project
2. To use what I have and not buy more sock yarn
3. To learn from my mistakes and not bend another Addi Turbo by yanking it out of the basket where it was stuck!

Keeping it simple.