Though I was trying to save these for when I needed mindless stocking stitch knitting, I caved the other day in a fit of finishitis. I told myself ‘I’ll just get past the heel and stop at the second bit of mindless stocking stitch at the leg’, but once I got there I was just too close to finishing to stop.

I used Socks That Rock in ‘terra firma’, which was a present from Peeve. I know now why this is such a popular yarn. It’s kinda ropey, but only enough to give good stitch definition. It’s also squishy, but only enough to give it softness.

Lately I’ve been having some rather shocking sock knitting thoughts. Thoughts like ‘I have too many socks’ and ‘I should stop knitting socks for a while’.

Firstly there was the list of fos I made up, which revealed I’d knitted over 40 pairs of socks, which was far more than any other type of project. Then while moving all my clothes into the new walk-in-robe I had to use one of the extra wide drawers for the socks with little room for moew. Since I work from home and don’t wear shoes, my socks don’t wear out that fast. Finally, in summer here it’s too hot to wear wool socks, which leaves me a little less keen to knit them.

As a result, I’ve started eyeing the sock yarn stash with non-sock projects in mind. I haven’t knit many full-fingered gloves – just one pair for a friend. And sock yarn would make lovely warp yarn. And since Wendy of Wendy Knits make a mitred square jacket out of sock yarn I’ve had a nagging itch to make a vest using the same method. Or maybe by crocheting the squares instead. And then there’s all the other crochet possibilities, like lacy jackets and headbands.

Hmm. This could be a whole new adventurous direction to head in. Perhaps I could set myself yet another challenge, and aim to try out a list of non-sock uses for socks yarns. But I probably should finish my Hedera socks and the Sock Challenge first!