4 pairs of socks and a lone sock without a match have been knit this month. It has been a long month, and I feel pretty good about ending it here. I’ve got other great stuff to work on anyhow!  I am eager to get back into knitting that doesn’t involve socks, and use my sock knitting as icing on the cake.

The final pair is the March mystery sock. The yarn is creatively dyed luxury sock yarn.  Quite a lovely sock really, but a bit large with all the lace. I am satisfied with them though.

This years month o’socks went much better than last year. I will most certainly be doing it again next year, as it really does help to bang out a bunch of socks all at once. Not to mention using the pretty patterns and learning new techniques.

To keep month o’socks fresh, I decided to do one more pattern from the Vintage Socks book. This is the Gentleman’s socks for evening wear. I chose Wollmeise 80/20 in Frosch due to its bright springtime flavor.

I am enjoying knitting some longer socks, they feel fantastic on my feet and they fit well under boots.  Unfortunately, all this hard work may not pay off overly well until next winter. But it will be nice to wander into my stash of socks and know I have ones which cover my calves.

After this pair is done, there is one more pair I am working on. I’ve been working on them this entire month, but since they are mystery socks, I decided not to show them until they were complete.  Once those are complete, I’ll have finished 4 pairs of socks in a month and I will be more than ready to work on other projects.

I did mention how much I disliked my latest pair of socks yes?  I still can’t put my finger on why, it is a yarn I love, in a weight I love, in a color I purchased for a reason. No pattern issues, that was pretty too. I just didn’t like them.

Fortunately for me, I have knitter friends who sometimes feel the same way about their socks. And sometimes, that happens at an opportune time, and the stars align just right and a worthy trade is born.

(Actually, those of you who know me know I am ALWAYS up for a worthy trade, par for the course for me.)

So Orangekathy was working on some zauberball crazy socks. I knit with this yarn once and decided I wasn’t going to do it again, even though I loved the look of the socks. I warned orangekathy, but the colors called to her (in particular the color orange, who knew?). So she went for it, and became so frustrated she could barely look at the socks by the time she was done.

Know what? I can look at them. I can wear them. And I can give them all the love and care they deserve!

These are headed for the gifting pile. I didn’t really like knitting them, and that somehow changes the way I feel about them on my feet. I know it sounds strange, but it is true!

I can’t say I am in love with this pair. I just think that the thickness of the yarn is better suited for a texture pattern than a lace pattern. But, I have one sock done so I feel somewhat committed to the second. Plus, I should be able to get a good bit of it done over the weekend.

And I’ve decided exactly what yarn I am going to use next. Think green!

My first pair of complete socks during month o’socks are stockings. Stockings which I am thrilled with because they fit so perfectly.  These are the Evening Stockings for a Young Lady from Vintage Socks. They are beautifully sized and the pattern is beautifully written. The lace pattern is simple and addicting. I could easily turn right around and do this again. Paired with the wollmeise, it makes for a stunning pair of socks!

So what is next for my month? Sadly, a pair I am not overly pleased with. These are done in Socks that Rock mediumweight. Really not the best pairing of yarn and pattern. In fact, I’m considering ripping them back out and starting over. But…it seems a shame since I’ve turned the heel. They fit, there is no issue, I just don’t like the dark and light yarn that hides the lace pattern.

Actually, I am almost ready to say that I’ve lost my enchantment with STR entirely. Perhaps I just need to switch to lightweight patterns? I’ve got way too much of this yarn to fall out of love!

We are now a week into month o’socks and I am already tiring of this.  My attention span never was particularly good. Luckily I do have Bug’s blanket to keep me company when a sock will no longer do.

I have completed the first stocking of the month and it is wonderful! I cannot believe how easy it fits my calves and the lace and yarn combination is just stunning.

I am trying to resist the urge to cast on yet another sock. I think my other projects and interests will hold, but only time will tell.

Turned out to be a very different sock than I expected.

This is rib pattern from Vintage Socks done in Opal yarn. A friend of mine refers to opal yarn as the cockroach of yarn, meaning it is indestructible. This is good, since so many of my favorite yarns don’t hold up well for people I give them to.

The second sock for this probably will not get done until next month, but it was a satisfying and mindless knit.

I hope to present you with a full on stocking by the end of this weekend. If I am lucky!