Rainbow Socks with Recycled Cuffs

My recycled and rainbow yarn socks!

These socks are knit on US 1 (2.25mm) and US 1 (2.5mm) needles. I prefer knitting my socks on double pointed needles. I've tried the single circular method, and I've tried the double circular method. I dont like these methods for knitting socks, I dont know why. I keep coming back to double pointed needles for all my small circumference projects, and lately, some of my large circumference projects! (Shetland knitting belts anyone? I'll show you in an upcoming post.)

I almost exclusively use metal DPNs. I can no longer stand wood or bamboo, but as you can see from the photos, I am making due by mixing in my wood and bamboo needles.

64 stitches, my standard sock stitch number.

I picked up this yarn for either $2.50 or $5 at Webs yarn store years ago and it's been in my stash for a few years. I loved the rainbow colors. This was before I fully embraced my LGBTQ+ status and wanted as many rainbow colored accessories as I could get.

This yarn is a Regia yarn, in the 'Clown' colorway as far as I know. Regia discontinues and makes new yarn lines so fast, its dizzying and easy to get lost!

The cream colored yarn is from a sock that was ripped apart by bugs. I patched it SO much that I gave up. The holes were appearing faster than I could patch them!

I've decided to salvage the usable yarn, and hold it together with aunt lydias crochet cotton.

(Sock Durability Tip!)

Interestingly enough, the parts of the sock that had the crochet cotton didnt get holes! I noticed this, and began holding some of my sock yarns together with crochet cotton! The ones that I have done this with, whether its commercial yarn or handspun yarn, haven't gotten holes in them! I have sensitive feet too, and they feel comfortable! (I knit stockinette soles to my socks.)

The Rainbow Salvaged socks are almost done, as I have less than a yard left of the rainbow yarn. It's time to switch back to the cream yarn.

As you can see from this sock, I have quite a bunch left to use and unravel. This is the sock that I havent unraveled! 

This is a pic of several of my sad attempts to save the sock. Woven darning with a reinforced edge.

Anyway, I'm measuring the rainbow socks carefully so that I use up all the rainbow yarn evenly. I have tested the cream yarn and am holding it with crochet cotton for durability.

Wish me luck!

-JT