Blog — Sockalicious Adventure

Here's my Sockalicious Adventure Update! Day 3 saw me complete the leg part of the sock and reach the heel, the stitch pattern is repeated twice. I am really getting to see how the colour change works in this Sunset yarn and I love it! Day 3 also saw the arrival of a soft handled hook, the regular hook was okay, but I much prefer the soft handled grip. A while back, I started to get quite a bit of pain in my fingers when I overdid the crochet, especially if I was swapping hook size between projects. I discovered...

I am really pleased with my sock making progress today; I am about half way down the leg, I just need to repeat the stitch pattern then I am ready for the heel. I have been super disciplined, by making sure that I completed two rows on each sock, in each shade, before continuing to the next set of rows. This technique is definitely working for me.    I am loving the colour change on the Sunset yarn and, as predicted, the off-white really makes those colours sing.  Looking up close you can see that there is lovely detail in...

This Easter break I have set myself the challenge of making a pair of crochet socks. Do you fancy coming on a sockalicious adventure and making them too? Project information: Free Pattern - Summer Sorbet Socks by DROPS Design Yarn - DROPS Fabel in colours 100 Off White (100g) and 310 Sunset Hook - 2mm      Choosing the pattern has been quite straight forward as I know I want to make striped socks. Each stripe will provide me with a mini goal post, to keep up my interest and keep me motivated.         The pattern shown above uses DROPS Alpaca in shades...