Sock Madness Round 2

Round 2 for Sock Madness has been announced. We get the next pattern on Thursday. We have been told that we need a variegated sport weight yarn and size U.S. 2s. Now I have a TON or sock yarn. Yes that much! Never mind all the non-sock yarn. But it is a surprise to me that I have little to no sport/DK weight yarn. Most of what I have in that weight is from Mode Dea's Sassy Stripes line, which I have made two pairs of socks for my honey. I found in my stash one colorway that I have enough of for the project but I do not know if self stripping will work or not. We were told that we should have 7 stitches to the inch with 2s but I got 5.5 stitches to the inch with the Modea (colorway: Spring, 6983). I only got 7 stitches to the inch when I used 1s. Now I did a swatch with some really lovely Schaefer Anne sock yarn with 2s and got 7 stitches to the inch with it but its not sport weight, it is fingering weight. Its difficult to judge what to do without seeing the pattern. LOL so I have pulled out both yarns and will judge when I get the pattern on Thursday afternoon.


In the mean time I have been knitting on other projects. I am more then half way done with an entrelac stole from "Scarf Style". I also completed a pair of toe up socks that I really love. I did the short row heel from the first round pattern. I just wanted to learn how to do a toe up sock. If I had had the funds to buy extra needles and the time between rounds I would have tried doing socks on 2 circs. I just want to add to my skills. :-) Anyway here are the socks and a possiblity of yarn for round two.