{"id":3011,"date":"2013-12-03T11:03:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T16:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2014-01-09T10:53:17","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T15:53:17","slug":"grounded-sock-justins-stubborn-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/grounded-sock-justins-stubborn-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounded Sock\u2014Justin&#8217;s Stubborn Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justin&#8217;s Stubborn Socks gave us a little trouble trying to get photos, but Justin always pulls through when the chips are down.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Justins-Stubborn-Socks-cover-e1386087330277.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most misunderstood of The Seven, Justin is the one who ultimately has your back. Good looking, stylish, and with a (slightly?) haughty sense of humor, Justin is the only one of The Seven who won&#8217;t be allowed back in his house unless he can stop being psychic.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah. Right.<\/p>\n<p>So Justin has to find his own way, for now. These socks are a classy addition to his wardrobe, reminding him that he doesn&#8217;t need to pull down glamours to be glam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3084\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3084\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3084\" alt=\"Sneak Peek...\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0086-165x300.jpg\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0086-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0086-82x150.jpg 82w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0086-566x1024.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin! Stubborn!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SKILLS NEEDED<\/p>\n<div title=\"Page 2\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>knit, purl, working in the round, ktbl, k2tog, ssk, p2tog, slip 1, slipping knitwise (kwise) with yarn in front (wyif ), Kitchener stitch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>MATERIALS<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=17612\">Happy Fuzzy Yarn Corrie Sock<\/a>,\u00a0(75% Superwash Corriedale wool\/25% nylon; 435 yards\u00a0395m\/ 4 oz\u00a0114g) 1 skein; shown in Steel and Purls colorway &#8211; or substitute any true fingering weight yarn<\/p>\n<p>Sizes S&amp;L: US#1 [2.25mm]<br \/>\nSize M: US#1.5 [2.5mm] needles for\u00a0circular knitting<br \/>\nStitch marker to mark beginning of round<br \/>\nTapestry needle<\/p>\n<p>SIZE<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s S, M (L); To fit foot circumference 7.5, 8 [19, 20.5 (21.5) cm]<\/p>\n<p>GAUGE<br \/>\nSizes S&amp;L: 36 sts and 50 rnds = 4 in [10cm] in stockinette<br \/>\nSize M: 32 sts and 45 rnds = 4 in [10 cm] in stockinette<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3097\" alt=\"IMG_0094\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0094-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3098\" alt=\"IMG_0095\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0095-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0095-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0095-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0095-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/purchase\/meg-warren-designs-for-the-march-hare\/186685\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/images\/shopping\/buy-now.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3008\" alt=\"Jasmines-Ethereal-Socks-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Jasmines-Ethereal-Socks-cover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/jasmines-ethereal-socks\">Jasmine&#8217;s Ethereal socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a> (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/yarns\/library\/happy-fuzzy-yarn-corrie-sock-was-fingering-weight-wool-nylon-sock\">Riin Gill&#8217;s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Lavandula)<\/a> they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"130\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/jasmines-ethereal-socks#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/images\/shopping\/buy-now.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=17759&amp;cat=299&amp;page=1\">buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2955\" alt=\"Jenns-Subtle-Majiks-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Jenns-Subtle-Majiks-cover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/izzys-bouncin-blues\">Jenn&#8217;s socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a> (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/yarns\/library\/happy-fuzzy-yarn-corrie-sock-was-fingering-weight-wool-nylon-sock\">Riin Gill&#8217;s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Purple Kale)<\/a> they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"130\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/purchase\/meg-warren-designs-for-the-march-hare\/182936\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/images\/shopping\/buy-now.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=17759&amp;cat=299&amp;page=1\">buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2998\" style=\"margin: 2px;\" alt=\"IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/izzys-bouncin-blues\">Izzy&#8217;s socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a>\u00a0(of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a fun-and-breezy knit which leave you with cushy-comfy socks. Knit in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/yarns\/library\/happy-fuzzy-yarn-corrie-sock-was-fingering-weight-wool-nylon-sock\">Riin Gill\u2019s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Cobalt)<\/a>\u00a0they will lift your spirits and boost your mood as the winter days start to push in on us.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"130\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/purchase\/meg-warren-designs-for-the-march-hare\/177871\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/images\/shopping\/buy-now.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=17758&amp;cat=299&amp;page=1\">buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3000\" alt=\"RosieFirestarter-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/RosieFirestarter-cover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"250\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/rosies-firestarter-socks\">Rosie\u2019s Firestarter socks<\/a> are easy-to knit because there\u2019s only little panel of something other than stockinette and that runs down the outside of the sock (making a distinct right and a left sock). But because Rosie hates to be bored there\u2019s also a Welsh heel (like the\u00a0<em>WWMDfK?<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/foscos-pret-pret-pretties\">Fosco socks<\/a>) and a fitted arch.Thus, these suckers FIT.hey hug your foot nicely and the leg bit is easily extendable for you to make it as long as you need. Want to add calf shaping if you decide to go long? It\u2019s easy to do because the back of the leg is pure stockinette. (Andi\u2019s book\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 19px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperativepress.com\/products-page\/books\/big-foot-knits-2\/\"><em>Big Foot Knits<\/em><\/a> would help with planning for that). The yarn comes from Riin Gill of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=17612&amp;cat=0&amp;featured=Y\">Happy Fuzzy Yarn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/hey-i-have-kits-now\/\">Sugar Maple\u00a0colorway<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"130\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/purchase\/crafting-a-life-originals\/175434\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/images\/shopping\/buy-now.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/happyfuzzyyarn.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=17757&amp;cat=299&amp;page=1\">buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2837 alignnone\" alt=\"Novel-Socks-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Novel-Socks-cover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">Or you can get the eBook with all 8 patterns!<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border: none;\" width=\"130\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/purchase\/crafting-a-life-originals\/178691\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/images\/shopping\/buy-now.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0or via our Shoppe link below:<a class=\"gumroad-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gum.co\/swYN\">Novel Socks: a set of socks based on characters from Grounded<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/js\/gumroad.js\"><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin&#8217;s Stubborn Socks gave us a little trouble trying to get photos, but Justin always pulls through when the chips are down. Perhaps the most misunderstood of The Seven, Justin is the one who ultimately has your back. Good looking, stylish, and with a (slightly?) haughty sense of humor, Justin is the only one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,293,420,3,195,13],"tags":[520,39],"class_list":["post-3011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-fun","category-designs","category-grounded","category-knitting","category-patterns","category-sock-knitting","tag-grounded","tag-sock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3011"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3311,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011\/revisions\/3311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}