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Sock stash

I recently had occasion to go through my stash of sock yarn, looking for that perfect yarn to make a new pair of socks.  (Although, naturally, I am not quite done with the present pair.  But no matter…)  This made me realize just how much sock yarn I actually own.

As a sort of confessional exercise, then, I offer the following pictorial directory entitled:

Sarah’s Sock Yarn Stash

1.  Regia 4-ply Patch Antik.  5 balls=4 pairs of socks.

Regia 4-ply

2.  Elann Sock it to Me! Puzzle.  10 balls=5 pairs of socks.

Elann Sock it to Me! Puzzle 

3.  Elann Sock it to Me! Essential 4-ply.  16 balls=8 pairs of socks.  I bought all these colors with the idea of making striped socks and socks with heels and toes of different colors.

Elann Essential 4-ply

Elann Essential 4-ply 

4.  Regia Cotton.  8 balls=8 pairs of socks.  This was what I used recently for the sherbet socks.

Regia Cotton 

5.  Lorna’s Laces (rainbow) and Fleece Artist (blue).  4 balls=2 pairs of socks.

Lorna's Laces & Fleece Artist

6.  More Lorna’s Laces, with beads.  2 hanks + beads=1 pair of socks.

Lorna's Laces with beads

7.  Assorted and miscellaneous.  3 balls=2 pairs of socks.

Misc. sock yarn

The question now:  Which one shall I choose?  What do you all think?  Should I pick self-striping yarn (the easy route,), or venture out into stripes with the solid colors?  A solid pair with different-colored heels and toes?  Perhaps combine a solid with one of the handpaints in a Fair Isle or stranded pattern?

So many possibilities…

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6 Responses to “Sock stash”

  1. Ellen Says:
    February 21st, 2007 at 9:34 pm

    No contest: do the ones with the beads.

  2. Deb Says:
    February 22nd, 2007 at 1:18 am

    I vote for beads too. I’m curious to see what you’ve got planned.

  3. debsnm Says:
    February 22nd, 2007 at 3:19 pm

    Rainbow socks with purple heels & toes!! ya! ya!

  4. Diane Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 12:16 am

    That last picture? I have the same yarn, but I already made socks with the Invicta. I used some sort of small lace-type pattern from a forgotten source…the self-striping worked really well with it. I’ll have to stand in front of my knitting cupboard and perhaps that will trigger the memory?

    I vote for the beads, too!

  5. Shelda Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 10:23 am

    Do you have a sock pattern picked out for the Lorna’s Laces with beads? And which LL colorway is that, anyhow? I’m itching to do a pair of beaded socks myself (Sivia Harding’s “Rolling Thunder” socks from knitty, in LL “Cool”).

    We could do a knit-along!

  6. Kimberly Says:
    February 24th, 2007 at 5:10 am

    Beads hands down!!
    =:8