the knits resume...

well actually, they've been on going but I just haven't been able to show you!!

The fiance had been bugging asking me for a while now to make him some new socks.  He had been the recipient of one of the first socks I ever made which was actually from the Holiday Knits book.  (I recently resurrected this book from a dark corner of my closet and forgot how charming some of those knits are!)  At the time I was all about making sure I had the EXACT type of yarn for the project and remember scouring the internet for Classic Elite Lush!  And LUSH it was... angora is SO soft and fuzzy - a lovely yarn to have against ones skin but perhaps not the best for socks when I think back on it - especially for a boy.  I mean yes, they will pamper your feet, should you wear them On Occasion. J wore those socks ALL the time around his house and with his favorite Adidas sandals. (You know the ones with the little massage-y bits on the foot??)

 I never really did see them though. Then one day he answered his door wearing them and it looked like he had two fluffy bunnies on his feet because the yarn just felted and fluffed EVERYWHERE and in All Directions.

It was a moment of pride and horror.  I was SO happy and endeared to know that he wore them so much but at the same time it hurt to see those socks in such a condition.  Those socks were abused.

So here we are, J's 2nd pair of socks.  I had pulled out some yarn from my stash, Knit Picks Merino Style which I had purchased a LONG time ago for a scarf.  Inexpensive, durable wool.  Good for a boy.  Check!

Details:
Pattern: Thuja from Knitty.com
Yarn: Knit Picks Merino Style, Moss Green
Needles: Size 6 circs, using magic loop
Raveled Here

Thuja is just such a simple and great pattern! A nice seed stitch rib makes a really great masculine sock.  I enjoyed making these and actually started them during Socktoberfest!  I managed to finish them JUST before we began moving.   They're a bit slippery on our new parquet floors but I think J will manage.

next up... more holiday knits!

Comments

[stacey]

Isn't it the best when the socks you knit are loved to death?? I made hubby a pair of Thuja too- I had to darn them last week he has worn them so much!

[mai]

haha a man in socks made of angora produces a funny image for me :) the new ones are great!

[Beverly]

Thujas are great aren't they? Yours look fabulous in the moss green and even though the Merino Style will felt too, it'll be a good kind of felting and will just make them wear that much better. Plus, you won't feel so invested in them when they wear out! Good choice. I knit my brother Thujas for Christmas last year out of ONE skein of Cascade 220 superwash. I had about 3 inches of yarn left!

(Oh...maybe you can get him to pull a Tom Cruise from Risky Business with those socks on!)

[Heather]

I made my husband some Thujas and he loved them, too!

[Denise]

thanks for reminding me of this pattern which has been languishing in my Rav queue. My poor hubby is always last on the knitting list, and he wouldn't find this pattern to girlie.

[Nonnahs]

Yay! They look fabulous! J is a lucky guy. I keep thinking I will knit socks for B someday, but the thought of knitting socks for guy-sized feet...oy. Someday, though! :)

[Dana]

Tell J, nice feet.

Oh, great socks too ;)

[tiennie]

These are great! Thujas is a pattern I could knit over and over again (and have!)