October 4th socks

Addendum below!

Regia Crazy Color #5437.  Knit toe up, magic loop, on #1 Addi Turbos.  Heels and toes knit with matching solid sock yarn, 2 strands held together.  3x1 ribbing.  Last 2 rows knit with #6 needles.  Cast off EXTREMELY LOOSELY with the suspended bind off.

Amur maple leaves and Highbush cranberry bushes at the nursery where I used to work.  The Mountain ash that we planted in our yard for R after he was born.  This is the first year it has produced berries.

Added:  the pattern that I use almost exclusively for sock knitting is Wendy's Toe Up Sock Pattern, altering only the total number of stitches around.  Typically, for a pair of women's socks knit from most 4-ply yarn such as Regia or Meilenweit I'll wrap and turn until 8 stitches on each side are wrapped.  For a finer sock yarn like Opal or Lorna's Laces knit on #1 dpns, or for a men's pair of socks, with more total stitches I might wrap 9 on each side.  With sport weight yarn, usually only 7 stitches.  Oh, and 50% of the stitches are used for the heel, give or take a stitch or two if there's patterning to work around.  Thanks for asking.  Anything else?

... and I messed with the pictures in this post, changing them around a little.  It was bugging me.

Comments

[Carrie]

Gorgeous foliage and cute socks!

[Carole]

And what perfect Socktoberfest socks they are!

[Nicole]

I am continually amazed at how well all your pictures go together. If I didn't know better, I'd think that you took the pictures of the leaves, hand-dyed the yarn and then knit the socks. Truly amazing.

[stephanie]

beautiful color!

[laurie]

WOW!!!! i just want to blow up the picture collage and frame it. amazing!!!!!

[Amy Lu]

I am buying that yarn immediately! You were so thorough in your description, I hate to ask a question, but what method do you use for the toes and heels? I'm specifically wondering if you do a short row heel as you knit, or ala Elizabeth Zimmerman's afterthought heel method? And what percentage of stitches do you use for the heel? 50%? And your toe doesn't look like a short-row or a wedge toe. Sorry, inquiring minds want to know! :o)

Thanks! Your socks are very inspiring!

[A.J.]

Outstanding!!! I love this post and I love your socks.

[chawne]

Wow! I love those socks and especially how you photographed them. Yay, autumn! Congrats.

[Debi]

I miss autumn, thanks for giving me back a lil taste of it! Great socks!

[Lone Knitter]

Awesome socks, as always. I noticed you posted your bind-off method. ;) Thanks again. yrs, Jenny

[joko]

great autumn socks!

[peg]

The socks could easily get lost in the foliage of the Mountain Ash or the leaves on the ground. Thanks for the link to the toe-up socks. I love to work on dpns, but have been contemplating toe-up socks for some time. You have given me the push I needed, Siri!

[Shelley (Pink House)]

I just have to say that I really REALLY like your photos. I like how you always color-theme them in "matched sets". It's really enjoyable to look at.

[Jane]

I love it when you match your socks to the beautiful trees around you. It gives a real sense of place.

[Whitney]

Oh my goodness, those socks match the fallen leaves just perfectly! They're gorgeous! (as are all of your pictures)

[Lolly]

Another beautiful pair, Siri! I love the way you arrange and display them too. Lovely work. Perfect colors for autumn and Socktoberfest! :)

[Barb]

What glorious photos and socks!

[Ani]

When I saw the socks and the lovely photos I thought, how does she do it? Such amazing socks and photos week after week?

Well, you answered my sock questions. Thank you, Sock Guru!

[Heather]

Beautiful socks! They're _perfect_ for this season. I love them :)

[Amy Lu]

Thanks for the link! I think I've visited this post about 30 times since yesterday, it's so pretty!!!

[Charity]

Beautiful socks! Love the fall colours :0)

[Kristin]

Hi Siri,
I love your socks and the fall color! I wanted tell you that I told my daughter about the bookmarks made by your friend. Yesterday I was out running errands and when I got home the kids gave me a gift of two of these bookmarks. They are so pretty! Chloe made them with clear packing tape. Thanks for the idea. I'll be posting them on my unschooling blog: www.knitonequilttoo.typepad.com/live_love_laugh_learn.

[Johnathon]

HI! i was wondering if, since you are like a huge sock knitter, you knew if 1 ball of Plymoth Sockotta could make a pair of size 11 mens socks :D i got this ball of yarn and i was thinking i want some socks. lol i couldnt afford 2 balls for safety. and i dont get how to make the toe up work! thanks for any help

[kmkat]

As one poster said, you must have photographed the leaves, dyed the yarn to match, and knitted the socks. Incredible color matching!

[Ahna Fryhover Kiser]

Absolutely breath-taking. I love how you always display your knitted things in a natural setting. Your backgrounds always make your knitting even more beautiful.