Pattern: Sock Camp Picnic using new stash from Tippy Tree Yarns
It seems like just yesterday that we were at the lake for Memorial Day and I excitedly cast on my first pair of DK weight socks for Summer Sock Camp - yet here we are, halfway through July, and summer is just flying by.
Hosted by Kay from The Crazy Sock Lady, Summer Sock Camp is a major event for those of us who are obsessed with sock knitting. The goal? Knit as many socks as you can before the end of August and post your finished objects to maybe win some prizes.
Each knitter picks a “cabin” to knit for based on how you knit your socks (ex: DPNs, magic loop, etc) and, while you’re allowed to bounce around cabins or just do a free-for-all, I’ve chosen to stay in my beloved DPN cabin for the entire time. You can pry these four tiny needles out of my cold, dead hands.
I’m happy to say I’ve been plowing through camp, finishing six socks and starting a seventh since the end of May, and including at least one Christmas gift. To be fair, three pairs of those socks were with DK weight yarn, which I’m completely obsessed with because they just FLY off the needles. Get yourself a cute-but-mindless pattern (this one’s been my go-to), the prettiest speckled yarn you can find, and some size US3 needles and you’ve got yourself some perfectly portable potato chip knitting.
This “challenge” is even getting me to use up stash that’s been languishing in my moth-ridden craft room (we discussed this on a recent Patron Only Podcast over on the Bakery Bears Patreon, and I’m thrilled that the combination of cedar blocks and moth traps appear to be working, but I’m still a wee bit nervous). I finally whipped out last year’s sparkly Christmas ball of West Yorkshire Spinners that I’ve been chomping at the bit to make and just never got a chance to. In fact, I’m hoping I can use this opportunity to make all the Christmas socks I plan for every holiday season and never get to because I’m busy making gifts and crying about it.
If you’re also hanging out at camp, let me know and show me what you’re working on. I’m meeting up a friend of mine for coffee tomorrow to work through my Christmas socks, so hopefully I’ll have more FOs to share soon.
Want to check out all the socks I’ve finished so far? Click here to visit my Ravelry page!