Through the Loops!: Socks Were Promised. . .

. . .and socks you shall have. Gamely modeled by the fabulous DD's at Cross Estate Gardens in Bernardsville, NJ. If you live in the area, these gardens are well worth a visit.

Poor DD#1, those green shoes were way too small. Ah, the things we our kids do for our art! ;)

Desperate Socks
Pattern: My own
Yarn: White Oak Studios Merino Superwash, Color: Desperate Housewives
Needles: US 1 [2.5mm]
This color is a little uncooperative in photography.

Plumlicuous
Pattern: My own basic top down sock, picot cuff
Yarn: Claudia's Handpainted Fingering, Color: Plumlicious
Needles: US 0 [2mm]

These are knit pretty tightly, but zeros were the only needles I had available when I wanted to cast on for a basic stockinette sock. Not to mention the fact that the two skeins of Claudia's were quite different. Yes, I know I should have knit from both balls at once, but the whole point of a stockinette sock is the simplicity in knitting and the portability. I didn't want to deal with two tangled balls in the dark movie theaters where I knit these. They will be just fine worn under jeans.

Have I ever mentioned that I kitchener my socks inside out? I discovered early on that the process is more logical on the purl side of the fabric. It is so much easier to see how the stitches should be formed. If you have trouble kitchenering, try it.

A couple of additional photos of the gardens:

Comments

That's such a fun photo shoot! I'm sorry your daughter had to wear ill fitting shoes, but they do look great. As do the socks :)

Posted by: Kristy | August 17, 2007 at 10:42 AM

Cute photo shoot as usual! Thanks for the kitchener tip! I surely needed one.

Posted by: Jenny | August 17, 2007 at 10:45 AM

Awesome socks! I love your photos of them :)

Posted by: aija | August 17, 2007 at 11:05 AM

That looks like a fun little photoshoot for 2 fun pairs of socks. Great work, as always!

Posted by: nova | August 17, 2007 at 11:39 AM

Lovely socks! For the inside-out kitchener stitch, do you follow the same sequence or do you reverse it somehow?

Posted by: Irie | August 17, 2007 at 12:16 PM

Wow..that's a beautiful garden! The socks look so gorgeous and serene there. I like the colors of the burgundy pair. They're both really nice actually, they'd be perfect for blue jeans. The garden actually reminds me of the secret garden from the movie. It's beautiful, oh how I wish I had that as a back yard. I get the occasional lost duck or deer walking through.

Posted by: Teresa | August 17, 2007 at 01:14 PM

I never knew about that park! I'll have to send it to my friends who still live in the area.

Posted by: Kim | August 17, 2007 at 01:57 PM

Lovely socks and what a wonderful garden!

Posted by: Cookie | August 17, 2007 at 03:24 PM

Very cute socks and great pictures!

Posted by: Jeanne | August 17, 2007 at 06:00 PM

The socks look great, and the garden looks like a tranquil heaven.

Posted by: Marianne | August 17, 2007 at 06:08 PM

Beautiful socks! The gardens are lovely too. Have a great weekend!

Posted by: Brenda | August 17, 2007 at 06:17 PM

Such a gorgeous garden background for two fantastic pairs of socks!