Hello fellow Sock Knitters!

My ravelry name is Nanaknits21 and I blog at http://nana-n-thecats.blogspot.com/ I love all kinds of knitting, but I think socks are my favorite. Stop by and drop a comment if you have time! I'm having fun with this swap. Yesterday I went to a LYS and had lots of fun looking at all the yummy sock yarn and picking something special for my partner. I have almost all of the other goodies for the box put together, too.

Happy knitting and swapping!

Denise

Hello Sockers From Grayslake IL

Hello all!!



I am a long time knitter from Illinois USA. I started making socks about three years ago and have been addicted to them ever since. I have always been a freak for the freaky sock and wish I had taken the plunge years ago learning how to knit them.

My mom used to knit socks for the war effort (WWI) for troups, so by the time I came along she never knit another sock. She always told me the green wool they used was scratchy and ugly, so once the war was over she never made another one. She would be amazed by sock yarn today!

I am natred2 on Ravelry and spending waaaaay too much time there. I have been watching the Hat Attack with some interest but not ready to dive into that particular game. It makes for good reading on those slow nights at work though.

I work as a 911 dispatcher and socks are the only variation I can make to my uniform and retain my special brand of quirkiness while still maintaining the outward public professional image ;)

I am currently working on my first toe up sock and really liking the process. I usually have a sock on the needles, they are the absolute best take along project and can be nicely smuggled into work in my lunch box. This is my first swap and I am really looking forward to it!

Greetings

Hi, I'm Denise aka Nanaknits (Nanaknits21 on Ravelry). I'm recently retired and live in Gurnee, IL with my husband and 2 cats. You can check out my blog here. I have been knitting for a long time and am especially fond of knitting socks. I love the portability and utility and of course with all the wonderful patterns around you can make much prettier socks than can be bought anywhere. This swap sounds fun and since I'm already doing a couple KAL's I thought it would be a good change of pace. Glad to meet you all!

Hello Fellow Sockers

I'm 5elementknitr (same name on Ravelry and my blog), aka Ruth.

I have yet to actually complete a sock, but have about 20 skeins of sock yarn. I tried to do the Knit From Stash Only thing last year, but they gave the out of being able to buy sock yarn. Then I discovered hand-dyed sock yarn and I kept falling down the stash stairs at Etsy. So many wonderful indie dyers out there!

Should we give preferences here?

Colors - I prefer jewel tones. I don't care for orange, yellow or purple. Don't care for pastels. But, truthfully, I'm up for anything. I'm in lots of swaps and if I get something I won't use, I just pass it on!

This is going to be fun, Ruth!