Noro + Cookie A = a happy Gwen

The day after Christmas, I finished my Kai Mei socks!  They are made of Noro Kureyon, which is to say, they are made of dreams and rainbows.  If you've never knit with this yarn before, you'll think it's a little scratchy.  Then I'll tell you to machine wash (cold) and dry your socks (yes, really - I know that's blasphemy, but trust me) and they will turn soft and squishy and fabulous.

Bonus - I have plenty of Kureyon left which I can combine with another leftover skein to make something fabulous and stripy!  Woohoo!

Pattern: Kai Mei, by Cookie A (from the book Sock Innovation)
Yarn: Noro Kureyon Sock (colorway S236)
Needles: US 1/2.25 mm DPNs
Ravelry link

The Husband's Christmas (in January) Socks

The Husband, because he is awesome, understands that I get in a yarn frenzy pre-Christmas and was content to receive a ball of sock yarn in his stocking, knowing it would become socks.  And it did!

And they fit!










Pattern: Harris Tweed Socks, Ali Green
(Sort of.  For the first sock, I misread the pattern as "Rows 1,3: k2p2; Rows 2,4 k all stitches" instead of "Rows 1,2: k2p2; Rows 3,4 k all stitches," so I had to keep that up for the second sock.  Whatever, they still look fine.)
Yarn: Berroco Sox
Needles: US 1 1/2 / 2.5mm Harmony DPNs
Ravelry link