As promised, the sock stats for the year 2007.
Total pairs completed: 79
Total pairs completed during the 52 pair plunge part of 2007 (April 1 - December 31): 63
Average pairs per month in 2007: 6.5
Average pairs per month during the 52 pair plunge: 7
Fewest pairs completed in a given month: 2 in December
Most pairs completed in a given month: 9 each in June and August
Breakdown by month:
- January - 8
- February - 3
- March - 5
- April - 9
- May - 8
- June - 9
- July - 5
- August - 9
- September - 7
- October - 7
- November - 7
- December - 2
Phew! Someone needs to take break and knit a sweater!
Your list of FO socks is impressive. I'm curious as to your preferred method for knitting socks. I'm always looking for ways improve my speed. You know, so much sock yarn, so little time for knitting it up.
I can knit a complete pair in a week. I've never actually tallied the hours needed but I think I will. I long to clothe the feet of all my loved ones (and myself).
Posted by: debbie | January 09, 2008 at 10:14 PM
It is fucking impressive (pardon the language but 79 pairs of socks in one year is a little mind blowing)! I would say I am speechless but the one word that keeps coming to mind is F---! Way to go Deb!
Posted by: Cynthia | January 09, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Holy Crap! That's a lot of socks!!!
Posted by: Bobbi | January 09, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Woweee that is very impressive .. I started making socks last June, not worked out how many pairs though.. perhaps I should!
Your knitting inspires a lot of us and keep up the good work :)
Posted by: Pixie | January 10, 2008 at 04:31 AM
Lord liftin' love a duck - 79 pairs of socks = 158 singles?
If each pair is roughly 21 000 stitches then you knit 1, 659, 000 stitches with sock yarn last year.
Slacker. If it weren't for the lung issue, I bet you could have reached 2 million.
Posted by: Steph VW | January 10, 2008 at 08:05 AM
That is incredible amount of socks. You are my sock hero!
Posted by: Jen | January 10, 2008 at 08:34 AM
You blow my mind! I'm thinking about setting a 12 pair challenge for myself for 2008. I can hear myself 'encouraging' myself now "If Deb can knit 79 pairs in a year, surely Shirley (don't call me Shirley!) you can knit 12!" :)
Thanks for all of your inspiration! I've been looking at some of your finished socks lately and making a list of "to knits."
j
Posted by: canknitian | January 10, 2008 at 09:15 AM
I feel faint! I set a target of 13 pairs for 2007, and was made up to complete 21. 79 pairs is a fabulous achievement. Congrats! =)
Posted by: Put a Sock in it | January 30, 2008 at 12:20 AM