I think today I’ll post some pictures of the crazy pair of socks I knit for my middle child, Olivia. Of the three, she is the one most interested in knitting. She frequently sees some article of clothing in a book or magazine, or when we are out and about, and asks me to knit it for her. She seems to know the difference between knitted and woven fabric, because if it isn’t knit, she asks me to buy it for her instead. Olivia is five. She has knit a washcloth, and is currently working on her very own scarf. In one of the magazines Nate has come home with, (he brings home knitting books and magazines for me on a regular basis, I still pinch myself), I read a really cute little poem for teaching kids to knit. There is a separate one for purl, but we haven’t got that far yet. The girls ran with it.

Here is little Olivia modeling her washcloth.

Here she is working on her scarf. I’m so proud!

and the finished row…..

SO, back to the socks. You can probably tell that Olivia likes color, and her socks are no exception. The heartbreaking thing is that she really wants to be knitting socks herself. I don’t think she’ll be content with scarves and washcloths very long. If anyone has any suggestions for what a little five year old can knit that might be a little more exciting, please let me know.

Olivia’s socks

I knit the socks with Dale of Norway. The yarn store that is close to me hasn’t had a great selection in awhile. The owner suggested I make socks out of the Dale. I’m not sure if it was the best choice. We’ll see how they hold up. They are fuzzing quite a bit already, but so are the socks I made out of Regia in January, so maybe that’s just life. Any insight would be welcome. These are the only two pairs of functional socks I have knit. I have made many Christmas stockings out of worsted, but those don’t have to hold up to wear and washings.

Hmmm. Maybe you’ll get the WIP tomorrow? I have so many pictures to play with now, I can spread it out a little.