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October 16, 2006
How to be a basketcase…
Pair number two for Socktoberfest, my basketcase socks are all done!
This was a really fun pattern, quick and easy to follow. Just squeeked by with the amount of yarn, so pretty much all of 300yds sport/dk wieght to make these. They’re super squishy and thick, just what the doctor ordered for those “damn the floor’s cold” winter mornings.
Thre’s been a bit of sock yarn stash posting on the socktoberfest flickr group, and since most of mine’s been posted before, I’ll just give a quick overview.
First detail pic: Kintpicks essential, KP simple stripes, my one lonely ball of trekking to try, fortissima cotton for hedera socks, Knitpicks Gloss in cocoa and Essential Tweed in inca gold (just arrived last week!), my lovely yarns from Knitpastis, and my first Cherry Tree Hill in a rich teal that beckoned me at the LYS last week.
Pic 2: Some Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cottons, Regia Canadian, a wound hank of Artyarns supermerino, Regia cottons, more Meilenweit Cottons, Regia multi-ringels, Regia nation, and yes more Regia.
Of course I haven’t counted any of my own yarns, of which there is quite a bit, so let’s just count what was purchased elsewhere, shall we? And after this overview, I’m oh-so-aware that I am seriously lacking in lorna’s, STR, koigu and lots of others I want to try. Future stash alert though, the boyfriend has learned the magical word of ‘koigu’. Nothing like training them early for Christmas. 
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At 11:41 am on October 16, 2006, kristin commented:
Ooo, those look so comfy! Wouldn’t it be great to wear those on a cold Sunday morning and curl up with a mug of hot cocoa?
At 11:46 am on October 16, 2006, Emma commented:
Beautiul socks! And nice stash too.
At 12:26 pm on October 16, 2006, Zonda commented:
Oh! those are Fab!!! Love them! Nice stash there too!
At 1:15 pm on October 16, 2006, Dave commented:
They’re gorgeous — well done! Great stash too. You have some beautiful yarns in there
At 2:21 pm on October 16, 2006, KnitPastis commented:
Those are some really cool looking socks! I might have
to try that pattern sometime. Look at all that gorgeous yarn!
At 5:56 pm on October 16, 2006, Kim commented:
You’re a sock knittin’ machine! I love those basketweave socks!
At 6:50 pm on October 16, 2006, gray la gran commented:
those socks look extra cushy! very nice
At 7:41 pm on October 16, 2006, A.D.D. Knitter commented:
My 8 year old daughter looked at your blog and asked if it was a “blog about feet”!??!! Well I guess in a way it is…still love those embossed leaves socks and the basketeave socks are fantastic. Beautiful!
At 2:37 am on October 17, 2006, lyn commented:
I love basketweave and your socks are beautiful!
At 6:08 am on October 17, 2006, hpny knits commented:
I LOVE your basketcase! they came out really beautiful. I also really enjoyed making them a few months ago, and look forward to the cold…
as for the stash! oh boy girl- you going to be BUSY!
At 2:17 pm on October 17, 2006, Lolly commented:
Girl, you have quite the stash! Some amazing socks are in your future AND in your present! I love the basketcase socks!
At 12:30 am on October 19, 2006, Chrissy commented:
They look awesome! That looks like some yummy stash too!
At 7:05 pm on October 14, 2007, Suzanne commented:
Wow! I love the socks! They are gorgeous!!