Paksworld

As I’ve mentioned before (maybe even with pictures–my memory’s shot),  I’ve been knitting socks for a little under two years (will be two years January 28, 2014.)   When I started out, I used 100 gram balls of Ella rae Classic, 100% wool, worsted weight.  That established a baseline for me and it’s proven to be a good yarn for the kind of socks I like: thick and sturdy and easy to work. Each sock used up most of a 100 g. ball; I saved the remnants, of course, and soon thought of using them to make striped socks.  Meanwhile, riding the bike in hot weather, I decided I needed short socks.  Short striped socks seemed a good idea.  The first pair used up the remnants from two pairs of red “regular” socks, plus a little blue for a single stripe. Read the rest of this entry »