Winter Holiday Knitting: Dad Socks
I’m so glad so many of you are still reading this blog! It was so great to hear from you. I’m really excited to get back on the blogging train.
Let’s start with one of my holiday gift projects!
All my dad requested for Hannukkah this year was wool socks. I think he meant store bought wool socks like Smart Wool (he loves those) but I thought if he wanted wool socks for Hannukkah he would probably really like some handknit ones.
I originally planned on making Nancy Bush’s Easti Trail Socks from Favorite Socks but I fell in love with a thicker yarn so I substituted the chart from these legwarmers by DROPS but tried to keep the spirit of the Easti Trail Socks.
The yarn I used was Cascade Greenland and it is a very smooth, soft dense superwash yarn. I wouldn’t neccessarily recommend it for socks since it is a pretty heavy worsted but my dad’s feet get cold easily so it worked for these socks. It seems to be a very sturdy and soft yarn so I could see plenty of other great uses for it.
I had a lot of fun making these socks and my dad totally loved them!
The Dad-Socks on Ravelry here
Nice! Great to have you back
Awesome sock! I love the greens.
those look like super-cozy winter socks!
Happy New Year! Love the socks.
Glad to see you’re still knitting, and blogging! The socks are awesome!