iPod Holder - done!

Title: iPod Holder
Pattern: No pattern. just 32st round in 2x2 rib until end, then kitchener shut
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Wool Cotton, about 1/3 ball
Notes: Really happy with this. The 2x2 rib hugs the iPod nicely.

Kevin's Socks - done!

Title: Kevin's Socks 2
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", largest size
Yarn: Regia 4 Fach Haltbar (4 fadig), color 5156, 2 sk
Needles: US2 circs

Anna's Socks - done!

Title: Anna's socks
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", medium size
Yarn: Knit Picks Simple Stripes in color 23547, 75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide, 2sk
Needles: US2 circs
Notes: Finally used some of that Knit Picks yarn I bought ages ago. I'm not thrilled with the colors, but the yarn itself is nice.

Bettina's Socks - done!

Title: Bettina's Socks
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", medium size
Yarn: Sport & Strumpf Wolle Marathon in color 14039, bought in Regensburg
Needles: US2, circs
Notes: Loved this wool. Good German wool for a good German woman.

Kevin's Tan Hat - done!

Title: Kevin's Tan Hat
Pattern: Nancy Lindberg's "Hats That Fit"
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran
Notes: Not a successful hat by any measure. Nice yarn, but dopey fit.

Leah's Disco Socks - done!

Title: Leah's Disco Socks
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", medium size
Yarn: Schoeller & Stahl's Fortissima Colori Disco in color 9049, 2 sk
Needles: US2 circs
Notes: I'm really pleased with how these turned out, particularly being able to match such a long repeating pattern so that both socks were identical.

Kevin's Socks - done!

Title: Kevin's Socks
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", largest size
Yarn: Regia 4 Fach Haltbar (4 fadig), color 5386, 2 sk
Needles: US2, circs

Purple Wildfoote Socks - done!

Title: Purple Wildfoote Socks
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", largest size
Yarn: Brown Sheep Company, Wildfoote, 75% wool / 25% nylon, 2sk
Needles: US1 circs

Brown Trekking Socks - done!

Title: Brown Trekking Socks
Pattern: Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes", modified to 68st circumference
Yarn: Trekking XXL in color 90, 1 sk
Needles: US3, circs

red & black socks - done!

This is my first time working with Schoeller & Stahl's Fortissima Socka yarn (this is color 280030-1023), and I am very pleased with the result. It's 75% superwash wool & 25% nylon, so it should stand up well to repeated wearings and washings. The yarn was really nice to work with - all my other sock projects faded into the background when I picked this one up, as it was such a joy to knit.

I know I should break out of my pattern rut, but I'm still so pleased with this one that I don't want to. Seriously, Cat Bordhi's "Simple Sock in Three Sizes" pattern from Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles is pretty much all the sock pattern I ever need. Between this pattern and the boring stst socks I make up as I go along, I am pretty content. I think I'm going to experiment with toe-up patterns and with converting a DPN pattern to 2C myself, but that's all the wacky I get.

I've started making longer legs to my socks lately, but it's been so warm here that I haven't worn any of them yet. I guess I'll see whether that was a good idea once I get back to the colder part of the world.


The close-up shows the color mix of the yarn well. It's hard to see in the full-sock image, but there's a strand of red and a thin strand of white running through the whole skein, while the dominant color is clearly black. Something tells me I'll be getting a lot of use from this pair.