Wow! Both of those pair look wonderful. The first ones really do look soft. What yarn did you use? And you did a great job of matching the striping on the second pair. No matter how much I try, they are always a teeny bit different. You're the woman!

Very nice. I love the colors on the second pair. Very good work.

Beautiful socks! Bamboo is soooo soft and comfortable to wear. You did great matching the second pair, also.

Donna, when I make socks, I use a kitchen scale and a ball winder to make two balls from one and start both socks at the same time, matching the ends when I cast on. They come out soooo close that way!

Tami

Thanks guys!

The band on the bamboo yarn is called On Your Toes by Kertzer (www.kertzer.com) 75% bamboo/25% nylon. Now that it is starting to cool off here in TN, I look forward to wearing them with my clogs.

I have made about 4 pair using the self striping yarn and it always works out that I finish the top of the first sock right before the toe stripe of the next sock will start. I knit from the toe up, by the way.

My next pair will be knitting both socks at the same time on two circs. And the yarn is stretchy, so not sure how easy that will knit up. But first, I have a sweater that I have been dying to get started!

Rebecca

NICE! I love knitting socks and will definitely be trying some bamboo yarn.

Annie

Rebecca, what pattern did you use for the first pair pictured? Is that the one that was in the Summer 2008 issue of Interweave Knits? I think that is the next pair I am going to try.

Tami

Hi Tami,

No I didn't follow a pattern for the bamboo socks. I picked a lace stitch out of my Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework book. It's called Vandyke stitch. When it comes to socks, I sorta make it up as I go along.

Rebecca