Hoppelpoppel Socks
As leftovers of sockyarn were piling up, I figured I'd have enough to make a whole new pair of socks for bf out of them. They are rather ugly; yet at the same time, I love them for what they are, something useful made from leftovers, like a scrap quilt, or a rag rug. Bf loves them too, the crazier the better, he says.
Pattern: Basic top down 2x2 rib
Needles: US 2
Yarn: mostly Lana Grossa Meilenweit leftovers
soon: sewing fo's.
btw: hoppelpoppel is a dish made from leftovers...so it can be pretty much anything.
posted by craftoholic @ 4:35 PM
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I love love LOVE this idea! they came out great. how much do you want to bet that some yarn co is going to come up with "leftover" skeins?
I made a similar pair of socks out of my leftovers only I made smaller "stripes" - http://knittingunderway.blogspot.com/2007/10/scrappy-socks-are-here.html
Isn't it fun?
They're so cool, I'll have to keep hoppelpoppel in mind when I collect enough leftovers!
What fun! I'm impressed with the mix of matching and not matching between the feet--adds to the unexpected!
Great idea! They look fabulous.
Sulafaye,
I think my reasoning for the match and no match was that if they stuck out of his boots, they'd look like 'normal' socks...but inside the boot, craziness prevails ;-).
I think they look amazing~ I really like the crazy stripes. I recognize some of the yarns as ones that live in my stash too ;)
They're adorable! I'm totally copying you on this one.
Those are awesome! Wonderful idea - and I think they're rather lovely : )
Oh wow! I LOVE those! They knit up beautifully, and the different colorways actually do go so well together. Brilliant!
Awesome! LOVE the patterns!
I want some!!! They're great.
They are great! Now my sock leftovers would just not "go" together as well as yours have!
Sehr hübsch und nicht ein bisschen hässlich!
LG, Dana
those are great! I keep saying I'll do this with my leftovers!
Wow! You said they were crazy, and you were totally right. What a fun pair of socks
I really like those and think they look fabulous! I want to do that someday with my leftovers.
I think they look great! Crazy and fun. I'll do that when I have enough leftovers :)
i am TOTALLY diggin those! so cool.
They're not ugly! I want them!
i love these! not ugly at all. I am dying to make knee socks for my two year daughter. something about knee socks and rubber boots on a little girl! your knitting is great, and so inspiring to me.
They look great! So funky.
Hey! I like these! I've seen enough of the sock yarn squares. This is a better idea:)
Ang
Hi!
I love your blog and patterns, and was wondering if you'd let us reprint the Mermaid FIngerless Gloves in our next fiber-craft magazine?!
It's called Knitcircus, and is an independent magazine, which will be professionally bound this issue. Part of the profits go to KIVA, an organization giving microloans in third world countries.
Check out our website--www.koiknitting.com, and please reply to koiknitting@yahoo.com to let us know whether you're interested!
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Jaala Spiro
http://knitcircus.typepad.com/knitcircus/
they are rad and i'm totally stealing this idea for all my scraps. so good!
Ohhh, I love those socks! They are so ugly they are adorable!
Must save all my left overs.
NICE :)
LOVE those socks! The colors go really well together - like they say - the whole is greater than the sum of the parts!
Fabulous socks!
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