They are just a pair of trainer socks using the pattern, but its what my daughter wanted, i have used the same yarn as i did for my simply love socks with contrasting heels and toes, which is also a yarn addict yarn called strawberry crush.they are made to a uk size 1, using hiya hiya 2.25mm circular needles.i think i will defo be using this pattern again to make hubby some more socks.

1 down 1 to go

Finished this one yesterday!!! so purty! I hope to co for #2 today!

I decided to do the seed st heel on this one because that's what my neighbor does all her socks heels in and I think it looks neat-think it would look nicer if it hadn't been a rib pattern, o well. I hope to finish #2 by Easter so I can wear them then.

Way to go on the pattern Anni, as always they're super pretty.

one finished:)

loving the pattern, and are getting started with the other one tonight :)

knitting it in Opal smoke :)

IMPORTANT SOCKAMANIA NEWS

I've now set up a Sockamania group on Google which will be used for distributing the pattern. I've listed the March pattern up there. In the future patterns will be posted ot the group for you to download rather than e-mailed out to everyone. The Google group is a closed group and will only be used for posting the pattern. It'll not be used for posting pics and discussions as we already have the blog for that purpose.

You'll receive an invitation to join the Sockamania Google group. I'll start sending out invites over the next few days but it'll take a while to get through everyone and I'll post a message here when they're all done. So please be patient! You will need to accept your Sockamania Google invitation or your membership to Sockamania will be removed. Any problems just ask on the blog or e-mail the Sockamania address.

The patterns will only be available on the Google group for a month then they will be replaced by the next month's pattern.

Happy knitting,

Anni

In progress and I love it!

In between moving from one house to the other knitting is necessary to keep me sane! And this is a wonderful pattern for it... I love it. This is the first time I publish on this blog and oh, my, it isn't simple. The yarn I'm knitting with is Trekking Ombre, colour is 100. I admit the colours are a bit autumny, but I started the socks on a very grey day on which I had such cold feet.
yvonnep

Yummy Yarn!

I just wanted to show you all Anni's terrific yarn. The picture doesn't do it justice - it's even more gorgeous in real life! The colours blend together beautifully - lovely pastel shades of turquoise, lilac, purpley pink (or could be pinky purple...) and it's very soft & squishy. (Can you tell how much I like it?)

It's 75% wool/ 25% bamboo and the colour is Pastel Dream.

All I need now is the perfect pattern to show it off.

Thanks again, Anni.

Marilyn

November Ripples! Done!

Wow! I really am way behind...

I just finished my Ripples socks.

They're intended for one of my best friends. She's on vacation now, so I wont know until she gets back if they actually fit her!

I've been waiting to finish this sock so I could start this month's gorgeous pattern. Now's the time to find the perfect yarn!

February socks

Finished my February socks yesterday, so now I can with a good conscience start on my March socks. Will take a photo when I get home this evening.

Hanna

March socks

Anni, I am loving this pattern! I love cables anyways and these are just zipping along nicely. There's an easy rhythm to the pattern - provided the tv isn't on.
I am at almost at the heel turning of the first and second pair. I have them each on their own dpns. Another 3 inches per and I'm set to turn. What I'm most proud of (so far, and touching wood!): I haven't made an error! This is a really big deal for me as I'm usually dropping a stitch here or there, or misreading a chart.
There must be some luck of the Irish dust sprinkled on this month's pattern!

Nan

Simply Brilliant

Another wonderful pattern. These are knitting up very quickly (for me) and the pattern is just what I was looking for as I had a request for a pair of socks with some cables for my mum's OH. I am using a beige alpaca yarn and have high hopes of posting pictures of the finished articles by the end of the month.

Yay Man Socks!

Started "Simply Cables" last nigh, having found a dark-blue-with-variegations yarn in my stash. Why do Man socks have to be in dark colours? Never mind, being a sock knitting addict & getting worse by the day, I cast on thinking that surely out of all the men in the family one of them might actually like a pair of handknits.

A few cable twists later DH takes a look, & likes what he sees. Guess what the Easter bunny'll be brining him this year!

Thanks, Anni.

Late better than Never

This Simply Love is finished in the month of February. I was not able to post the entry in that month. This is my 3rd pair of hand knit socks. I am very proud of this pair as there are many #1's - First try on

1. Magic Loop
2. Turkish Cast-On method
3. 2 toe-up socks
4. Addi Turbo 32" circular needle
4. Sewn Cast-Off
5. Online purchase sock yarn

And the winners are...........

......................... Blueberries in the field and Marilyn. E-mail me on sockamania@hotmail.co.uk with your address and your choice of yarn. You can choose one skein of yarn from my Etsy shop .

Well done to everyone who's completed or had a go at the February socks. Remember if you've not finished the socks yet you can always pos a pic when you do finish them so we can admire them. It doesn't matter if it's a few months late. The Simply Love sock pattern will be for sale on Etsy soon. It's next on my to do list today.

For March we'll be having a different way of distributing the pattern. I've not decided exactly what yet but will post details when I have made a decision. The current system of e-mailing everyone is just too timeconsuming and for the first week in April I'm away so won't be able to do ti anyway which ahs prompted me to think of something else. Lots of helpful suggestions and offers of help to set something up has flooded in and a huge thank you to everyone who's got in touch. If I haven't gotten back to you yet, I will soon.

Happy knitting,

Anni

Simply Cables In Progress

Completed the first sock, but have to take a break to work on another pair before starting the second. I chose Classic Elite Alpaca Sox yarn. It is in a dark green color and very soft. I started the pattern using #2dpn as per the pattern. When I got to the heel I realized that once again I need to drop down to #1dpn because the pattern with this yarn and needle size was just too loose. I also changed the heel to the standard k1, s1 which gives me a closer and better fit.

How lucky am I?

Not only do I get a great sock pattern every month, now I'm getting a great skein of yarn too! My only problem now is to choose between the beautiful colours (so quite a nice problem).

Thanks again, Anni, for inspiring all of us sock knitters.

Marilyn

Am I a winner ?!?!

What ????!!!! I won ?????!!! Oh my ! Oh my !!! yeapyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I can't beleive it ! I don't recall winning anything in my whole life !!! This is my first participation at the sockamania club and i won already !?! Oh my ! I feel like jumping in the air! Thank you, thank you thank you sooooo much Anny ! I am so happy ! I am going right this minute and chose that special yarn ! Am i lucky everybody ?!!! Wahooo!!!

February socks

I am getting there - the finishing of the February socks. This is the first sock and I have now finished the foot of the second sock. I am not very fond of the color of this yarn, which is Socka. I would have liked one that is more solid colored, but there were none to be found when I wanted it. At least not in shops, had I just looked a little more at home before rushing to the store I would have found the perfect yarn for it ;-)


It has been fun to knit, a bit competitive even - just two more rows. The kids can wait just a little more for their dinner so I can knit a little more ...

Hanna hannasdailywalks.blogspot.com

Simply Cables Toe Up

Just wanted to say that I love this pattern! Here's my version so far, toe up as usual. I'm using the yarn I won in October - Thanks Anni, it is so wonderful to work with.

February not done

They are getting there, but do to a short month (ha ha) I was not able to finish. The second sock is halfway done. I think I stretch myself thin this month with knitting, schooling the kids and sending samples off to get my license to make cloth diapers and mama cloths. I will finish these socks this month. Maybe I can finish them before Marchs pattern and sock yarn get here. lol You all did a wonderful job on your socks!! Keep it up. to see what I have been working on you have to go to my blog ..... though I haven't been updating that too much this month either. www.homeschoolblogger.com/psalm127

Fingers crossed!

My mom and I went shopping today at the yarn shop near her home in Sun City West, Arizona and she treated me to yarn for two pair of socks. The blue is for her--she fell in love with the Simply Loves that I sent my sister (who loved them too, of course!), and I picked out Sassy Stripes by Cascade in lime, orange, and sunshine yellow for myself. That's what I'm planning for my March socks. No pattern yet--I must be in the 2nd batch going out tomorrow. Can't wait!

Didn't quite make it

This is where I got to by Februray 29th. My first miss since September.
Here we are at March 3rd. My first toe ups. Not sure that I think it is the best way to knit socks, although a couple of my friends think that it is the only way to go.
On to the March pattern! Thanks Anni.

Sylvia in Ephraim

March pattern

Thank you to everyone for being so patient. I did get hte March pattern out to half the members this morning. Unfortunately Hotmail won't allow me to e-mail you all in one day so second half will be done tomorrow. May try again tonight to see if Hotmail will allow me but please be patient until tomorrow.

As usual I get a lot of 'Failure to deliver' notifications. But please, if you havent received your pattern today, wait until I post on here tomorrow before you e-mail. As your name may be in the 2nd half of the mailing lists.

i'm looking into other alternatives of distributing the pattern to members and helpful suggestions and offers of help to set something up is coming in already. I'm hoping to get a better system up and running in time for April.

Happy knitting,

Anni

I can't wait....

I can't wait to get my first sockamania pattern. I'm so excited!

Feb and March

Well, February turned into a bit of a disaster... lovely pattern and yarn, but never quite got it together to cast on...

There are mitigating circumstances: my school is being inspected this coming week and I've a shedload of work on the go and not much knitting time...

However, the March pattern and yarn arrived yesterday and am I excited???
Next weekend, my first task is to cast on... yum, yum, yum!!!

March is for spring !

MARCH IS FINALLY HERE !!!
IT MEANS THE COMING OF SPRING!

with Easter and chocolate!

Warmer days and the return of mister Robin !
and a new sock pattern on it's way !
HAPPY MARCH KNITTING EVERYONE

March Pattern

Hi everyone, I know you're all probably waiting eagerly for the March pattern to arrive in your inboxes. Just been really busy today and got a full day of family stuff tomorrow (it's Mother's Day) so I'm afraid it's going to be Monday before I'll have time to send out the patterns. The patterns have to go out over two days as Hotmail won't allow me to e-mail you all in one day so some of you may not get it until Tuesday. If Ican find time tomorrow evening I'll start sending some out then.

The reason I'm not doing it today is that I've been very busy and my neck/back is hurting a lot and I've got really bad headache and I'm just too tired now. I've been feeling quite off all week and the state I'm in right now too much computer time will just be too much for me. And it does takea while to get the patterns out. So please do accept my apologies. I'll do the February draw tomorrow or Monday.

Have a lovely weekend,

Anni

Waiting for the March pattern !

Happy March, everybody !
So excited to try my first Sockamania pattern !
I hope I'm up to the challenge.........good luck and good knitting, everyone !

Not this month

I was on a roll for awhile, but did not quite finish the first sock of the pair. And of course the battery is dead on my camera and waiting for a charge. I will add the picture of my progress as soon as the battery is fully charged.

Thanks Anni for another wonderful pattern. And thanks to the other members for such great pictures and inspiration. My goal for March is to actually finish a pair within the month.

Jen
ndjen04

Finiiiished!

Technically it's after midnight...but what the heck, I still feel very accomplished.



They're sooooo comfy. I love this pattern. This was my first time doing toe-up, and I think I like it, and I managed to bind off loose enough so that I can fit my feet in, which is awesome.



Only thing is that mine came out a little loose, so the heart pattern doesn't stretch out and look as cool as it should.

Oh well. I am wearing these tomorrow. Can't wait for the next pattern!

Barely Under the Wire

I just finished these. They are not blocked yet but I did get DS to wear one of them for photo purposes. He is not pleased but I find it very amusing. (big grin)

I loved the pattern. This is my first toe-up and I have a lot of work to do before I get it right. And I never did manage to get the sewn cast-off to work. That will be an ongoing challenge. But it was great fun to watch the hearts form. The yarn is a stash yarn called Violet's Pink Ribbon. And I had to drop to 2.5mm needles to get gauge. I am still not sure the heel will feel right since I have oddly shaped heels. But I am eager to wear these. And hoping they insure Spring will arrive soon. Oh please, let Spring arrive soon. This has been the snowiest, rainiest, sleetiest (sleetiest? is that a word) February on record. And it is still snowing. I can hardly wait for March and the new sock pattern. Anni is a genius. Don't you agree?