Summer of Socks 2007
The “Summer of Socks” project begins at 0500 on June 21, and I had a project picked out, sport weight yarn from Lorna’s Laces. I planned to use a simple pattern, I like them the best.
Then, yesterday, I talked to an old friend. We worked together as young girls, single girls both of us, pulling shiftwork on a switchboard. After all these 30+ years, I still think of her by her maiden name, the way I first knew her! And she’s coping now with breast cancer.
So those sock plans can wait until later in the project, or next fall, or whenever I get around to them. The first socks will be this color.
Per the Lorna’s Laces website, “20% of all proceeds on this color in Shepherd Sock yarn are donated to breast cancer research.” I knew I had it here somewhere, and dug it out of my stash, then I borrowed daughter’s swift and winder to get it ready for knitting. It seems fitting that I do this one first. Maybe we all should buy this color and knit.
Thoughts and prayers go out to my friend, with every stitch.
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[...] Noricum is finishing up her crochet socks that were started before SOS began. She is almost done and they are looking great. Not That Kat has finished her sockopolooza socks that were started before SOS began. Kat immediately casted on for her first pair of SOS socks-Embossed Leaves-which she’s had to frog once when she found two extra stitches. Obsidian Knitter has finished sock A of her first pair for Summer of Socks. Once sock b is finished she plans to wear them with fancy flip flops. Omly is the second in our group to have completed a pair of SOS socks. They are her very own pattern called “7 of Hearts” and she is looking for test knitters for the pattern. Congrats Omly!! Opal has also finished sock A of her first pair of SOS socks. The pattern is Baby Cable Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks. Sock A of the Gothic Spire socks pair is not going as well. She’s had to frog it once already. Orghlaith has 12 sock patterns on her list for this summer. She is starting off with the Denmark pattern from Knitting on the Road by Nancy Bush. The yarn is Posh Cashmere that she over-dyed into a deep forest green. P-la is currently finishing up her Lemon Wedge socks that were started before SOS began. Pam, I am happy to report, is the first in our group to have finished a pair of SOS socks!!!!!! She made anklet socks using Jojoland Kaleidoscope, color HM22. She also has two more pairs on the needles. Way to go Pam! Pat has three of the 16 pairs of socks she plans to knit this summer on her needles already. She’s currently working on the Solstice Slip pattern, and Breeze Anklets. Patti is also working on her first sock using the Solstice Slip Pattern. She has some very interesting pooling action happening and is doing her socks from the toe up. Petunia is knitting her first pair of socks from the Lorna’s Laces colourway Flamingo Stripe. A portion of each sale of this colourway is donated to Breast Cancer Research. She’s doing this in honor of her friend who was recently diagnosed. Rachel has finished a pair of lovely purple socks using the Diamante pattern from Knitty.com, which were started before SOS began. Rasa too has finished a pair of socks. The pattern is Menehune Cobblestone, which were they were started before SOS began. Rebecca has 7 pairs of socks on her list to knit this summer. She has started the first Nightshade sock and it’s almost done. The yarn is her first hand-spun. [...]