It’s a Finished Object Friday, I have some new socks and after what feels like weeks of rain we have some sunshine. It’s a good day!
This isn’t the first pair of scrappy socks I’ve shared here and it certainly won’t be the last. There is something so satisfying about knitting socks out of sock yarn leftovers that I don’t think will ever get old.
Partly it’s the fun of being able to use up scraps from other projects, partly it’s the way you get a chance to play with colour and design your own self striping colourways.
These purples and greys had been sitting around in my workbasket for ages looking for a home, and I still have lots of grey left over so there’s plenty more for other pairs - or maybe a pair of striped wrist warmers instead.
In case you are wondering about the ends - never fear. I used the Clasped Weft Join method which means there are no ends to worry about. It’s so quick and easy to do, and with me scrappy sock count well into double figures at this point it hasn’t failed me yet.
Scrappy socks have to be the ultimate feel-good project and they make ideal travel projects too. I’ve never been able to embrace the fully random colour selection - mine always have to be regular spaced stripes or at least to have some kind of regularity to them - but I have huge admiration for those who can.
Given the amount of leftover yarn I have I was thinking about knitting a long tube - like a sock snake - but making it into a looped cowl by grafting the two ends together at the end. It could be a fun project and will hopefully make a substantial dent in my leftover yarn stash - watch this space for details - I’ll let you know how it goes.
