New Yarns Tried
1. Trekkings ProNatura
2. Colinette Jitterbug
3. Arcania Ranco
4. Artesano Ltd 100% alpaca DK
5. Patonyle
6. Regia Cotton Surf
7. Emu Superwash DK
8. Jawoll Silk
9. Oxford Kitchen Yarns
10. Ripple Craft Yarns
11. Jojoland Melody
12. Lang Jawoll
13. Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Ultra Solid Colors
14. Wolle Rödel Sport & Strumpfwolle Classik
15. TOFUtsies
16. Tess's design sock yarns
My least favourite yarns
1. TOFUtsies - great fabric but very splitty
2. Trekkings ProNatura - a bit splitty to work with and fabric a bit itchy
3. Jojoland Melody - there were some very thin patches and I had to reinforce part of the sole.
4. Lana Grossa Meilenweit 100 Fantasy - I lumped this in the rest of the German yarns, but I didn't like it because it was spotty in places
My favourite yarns
1. Tess's design sock yarns
2. Ripple Craft Yarns
3. Arcania Ranco
4. Colinette Jitterbug (I don't think that theyll hold up that well to wear)
5. Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Ultra Solid Colors
My favourites
The fun part were the brother socks....
... and the mother/daughter socks
Well, I have to say, probably never again. I'm much too obsessive to join and not try my hardest to finish. This adds a lot of stress amd some guilt when I feel myself tempted to start other things. Its been fun though and I did manage to knit up rather a lot of my stash. It's still a big stash but sockwise, I've made a tiny dent.
I do so admire perserverance, having so little myself! You set yourself a tremendous goal and it was a pleasure for me to follow your progress. You should be pleased and proud of your accomplishment! Good job!!
Posted by: Rosemarie at June 4, 2009 03:08 AMWOW !!
Posted by: Laura at June 2, 2009 10:36 PMWow! It's been an amazing journey watching you knit all those socks (and constantly hoping you had a live-in massage therapist!) It will be fun to see what you knit now that you're through with the 52 socks. Congratulations on all the beautiful socks you've created.
Posted by: Jennifer at May 31, 2009 10:14 PMWhat a lot of wonderful socks. It is nice to hear about what you are knitting and your opinions on the yarns.
Posted by: mrspao at May 30, 2009 05:22 PMCongrats on finishing!
Posted by: Kathryn at May 30, 2009 01:59 AMWay to go! I've had fun reading along for the past year. I was living vicariously through you b/c I know I did NOT have the time to even attempt such a goal! What will the next project be?
Posted by: Sara at May 29, 2009 10:05 PMTalk about TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC!
I have knitted one sock, so I know how difficult it is.
Makes for a wonderful post.
Wow, absolutely fabulous. Are you ever going to knit another sock?
Posted by: Dianne at May 28, 2009 09:45 PMa sock-drawer-in-a-post! they all look so lovely.
Posted by: kelli ann at May 28, 2009 06:52 PMThat's a very impressive selection of socks - congratulations on making your 52 goal!
Posted by: Anita at May 28, 2009 02:19 PMSocktastic Polly!!
Posted by: jacinta at May 28, 2009 12:45 PMwow, they are all fabulous Polly, well done :)
Posted by: yvette at May 28, 2009 07:56 AMWow Polly what an achievement. It was a big commitment and I am in awe of you. The brothers are all very thrilled with their socks. Thank you.
What do you really want to make next? Fancy a summer of lace?
Sarah x
Posted by: Sarah at May 28, 2009 06:42 AMWow Polly what an achievement. It was a big commitment and I am in awe of you. The brothers are all very thrilled with their socks. Thank you.
What do you really want to make next? Fancy a summer of lace?
Sarah x
Posted by: Sarah at May 28, 2009 06:42 AMWonderful!!! Congratulations on fullfilling the goal with flying colours! That is seriously awesome!
Posted by: Karen S at May 27, 2009 06:35 PMPolly,
Amazing! Well done!
What's next? Something on 6mm needles!?
What an accomplishment! You should definitely pat yourself on the back.
Posted by: Sallie at May 27, 2009 05:05 PMAmazing!!! It must feel so good yet you probably won't tackle socks for a while :)
Posted by: peggy at May 27, 2009 03:55 PMThose are great!
Posted by: Marissa at May 27, 2009 03:36 PMso incredibly impressive! well done, polly!
Posted by: kris at May 27, 2009 11:32 AMFantastic! what an great collection. Well done on reaching your target.
Posted by: Pat at May 27, 2009 11:28 AMWOW - Congratulations, it is very impressive.
Posted by: Ulla at May 27, 2009 06:55 AMCongrats on completing your goal! Very impressive.
Posted by: Wanda at May 27, 2009 06:09 AMWow! Just wow!
Posted by: Nan at May 27, 2009 04:25 AMYou are my Goddess today! 52 pairs of socks in one year!
I could do that, too......if I did absolutely NOTHING else all year (including bathing, eating, sleeping.....) You seemed to manage to have a life, too.
Posted by: Alyson at May 27, 2009 03:29 AMYou are my Goddess today! 52 pairs of socks in one year!
I could do that, too......if I did absolutely NOTHING else all year (including bathing, eating, sleeping.....) You seemed to manage to have a life, too.
Posted by: Alyson at May 27, 2009 03:29 AMCongratulations, Polly! This is such an impressive accomplishment, and a lovely collection of socks. I have enjoyed watching this journey.
Posted by: Sarah at May 27, 2009 02:33 AMCongrats! I think my attention span is no where near long enough to focus that much on socks!
Posted by: Walden at May 27, 2009 02:05 AMCongratulations! All those gorgeous socks & I am sure you now have a wardrobe of them.
Posted by: Ann at May 27, 2009 01:33 AMThat is impressive. I do not have the attention span to realize that goal. Good on you.
Posted by: Kristen at May 27, 2009 12:45 AMCongratulations! What a fantastic achievement, 52 pairs is something I might manage in a lifetime of knitting, certainly not in the short space of time you gave yourself. You get top prize in my book.
Posted by: Louise at May 27, 2009 12:35 AMWow! Well done Polly. I knew you'd do it (when you were on #51). There's some fabulous socks here! You must be feeling like a child in a sweet shop now - all those 'other' knits you can start. What next? Lace? I'm doing NaKniSweMoDo but it's quite easy (so far).
Posted by: dawn at May 27, 2009 12:03 AMGreat job!
It's really good to test yourself. I'm tempted, but my primary sock size is for a US size 18 EEEE foot. Since I can make 4 socks to his two, I wonder if I could do a 26 pair plunge?
Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Deb in PA at May 26, 2009 11:39 PMgreat job on finishing! I wanted to join for this up coming one but just cannot commit to that much time and effort. It must have been a lot of work on you part. well done!
Posted by: May at May 26, 2009 10:57 PMCongratulations! It's an impressive idea, but to actually meet the goal is amazing.
Posted by: abby at May 26, 2009 10:44 PMWow! Nothing else to say really.
Posted by: Helen at May 26, 2009 09:47 PM