When the NYK's were in the NBA playoffs, I had my moment and celebrated by knitting matching blue and orange socks for Xena and I.
I know the Knicks wouldn't clench it but since I am also a Syracuse and UVA NCAAMB fan, these socks share multiple purposes.
I shared these photos on IG a while ago but forgot to post them here. I used baby alpaca sock yarn.
They are super basic and I didn't follow any specific pattern.
Xena loves to pretend she's ice skating when sliding around our hardwood floors in her slippery socks.
I'm frequently asked if my socks are made to order. If I had the time to make and sell extras, I might but it simply just isn't in the cards right now.
I still want to knit Xena a few more new pairs before school starts in August but I'm running out of time!
For the past few months since I moved back to RVA, I've been attending the weekly meet up at Dances With Wool out in Midlothian. I bought this Sheep Graffiti sock yarn there after one of the first meet ups I attended, literally because it had "graffiti" its name and also because it's from VA Beach. I later visited The Yarn Club during the JRYC and met Andrea, the owner and dyer herself. I always love putting a face to the yarn and shopping locally and supporting fiber artists across VA.
My friend, Lauren, mentioned that one of her favorite color combos is hot pink and black. Then I found out that her daughter June's birthday was approaching and of course, I simply couldn't resist knitting them matching pairs of striped socks.
Prior to gifting, these socks travelled all around the country with me.
I want to preface this with the FACT that I will not knit socks for just anyone. I have to really, really like or full on love you to do it.
Lauren is an amazing mother, incredibly supportive wife and excellent friend. She is so thoughtful and dependable and she owns THE COOLEST vintage clothing shop in RVA, Blue Bones! She is hilarious and her thrifting skills are no joke. She is my ride or die partner and I could not be happy living here without her love and support.
Our kids constantly play together and even though we've only known each a few months, we already shared so many mutual friends and have shared so many amazing adventures, her family are like family to me. This is starting to sound like if I wasn't already married, I would propose to her.
Anyway, after I finished knitting the matching striped socks, I looked at June's feet and then my own feet and realized that even though she's a child, her feet are only slightly smaller than mine.
So in the event that she grows out of the striped socks too soon, I knit her a second pair of socks in some of my favorite yarn from Wooly Wonka that I purchased all the way back at the first ever Stitches West (RIP) I attended in Santa Clara, CA. Thankfully June has a younger brother who can hopefully get some legs out of the striped socks as well.
I haven't seen Wooly Wonka at Stitches in years. It looks like her Ravelry page hasn't been updated since 2017 so I wonder if she is even still dyeing.
This is some of the nicest yarn I've yet to knit or crochet with. I wonder where the base comes from and if I will find something similar again. Just to give an example of the sizing, the photos directly above are of my feet in June's socks.
