Dude Socks

Made in Opal Chocolate Banana Split and a pattern from a Patons Pattern book. There is some cable detail on the leg part.

Source: Patons Classics Winter Warmth - #7
Yarn: Opal Handpainted sweater/sock yarn (425m at 100g; 5% virgin wool; 25% poly); 1 skein in Chocolate Banana Split; 2.75mm
Modifications: Yarn substitution
For: The dude :P

Sister Socks

Socks for my sisters for Christmas 2006.

Purple socks for Sister B (Patons Kroy Winter Eclipse)
The socks are fraternal. If you look closely at the rib, one sock has the knit "v"s pointing downwards the toe and the other sock has "v"s pointing to the cuff.

Green/Blue socks for Sister C (Patons Kroy Kool Stripes)
I like stripes... it kept me going because I was anxious to reach a new color and the stripes made counting rows easier. The colors more-or-less matched between the socks. *smile*

Source: Sock pattern from Patons. It is no longer from their site but the pattern can be found here.
Yarn: Patons Kroy 4 ply (175m at 50g; 75% wool; 25% nylon); 2 skeins in Winter Eclipse for 1 pair; 2 skeins in Kool Stripes for 1 pair; 2.25mm
Modifications: Used smaller needles to get a snug fit and experimented with various cast-on and cast-offs. Also used 3 needle bing-off instead of grafting.
For: Sisters B and C