Socks, what else?

I haven't had much time to knit in the last month, but I did find time to snap a photo of some finished projects from January and February. These five pairs of socks are for the Mittens for Akkol sock challenge. I'm working on pair number six, but they'll take me awhile to finish because they are for big teenage boy feet.


All five pairs are double stranded. The red, yellow, and blue/brown ones were made with one strand Patons classic merino and one strand Silja sock yarn. I got the Silja years ago on sale at Smileys and had forgotten about until recently. The aqua socks were made using 2 strands Patons classic merino. The taupe/pale green pair were made using one strand Patons and one strand Ultra Alpaca, so they are very soft. The aqua ones turned out stiff and rough feeling, but I washed them with conditioner and now they are soft, too. I had heard of people doing that, but had never tried it before. It really works!