Announcing:

(I blame the post-flu doldrums for the awkward title.)

I am committing to:

Knit one sock pattern from:
a) Socks Socks Socks
b) Vintage Socks
c) Favorite Socks or an issue of Interweave Knits magazine
d) An issue of Yarn magazine
e) An issue of Vogue magazine
f) An issue of Knitty
g) An issue of Magknits

Knit at least one sock that:
a) Is knit sideways
b) Uses a toe and heel I haven’t tried before
c) Contains colourwork (fair isle, mosaic, etc)
d) Contains lace
e) Contains cables
f) Contains a textured stitch pattern
g) Uses non wool yarn

Ideally I will match up each method to each of the pattern sources and knit seven socks. I’ll set a flexible six month deadline, but I think the point of this challenge is to nudge myself into trying new techniques, not to knit socks faster. In fact, I’m expecting this to slow down my sock knitting.

Of course, I had to buy more yarn for this challenge, didn’t I? Five skeins of Lisa Souza Sock! are on their way to my door, in lovely solid colours of sage, blue sky, sapphire, deep periwinkle, and poiple.

But I’ve also made some lovely matches of yarn in my stash to three of the four patterns I’ve chosen. All I have to do now is decide which one to start first.