Crochet Knee High Boot Socks!

I stumbled across the pattern for these socks from Ball Hank n' Skein. I thought these looked cute and warm and would be a perfect solution for my always cold feet during the winter :D.

Yarn: Loops&Threads Country Loom super bulky (6) yarn in lavender blues. My friend bought the yarn for me as a secret santa present last year, and I'm finally putting it to use!

Hook: K (6 MM)

For my first sock I actually used a J hook, and I was worried that I wouldn't have enough yarn so I was pretty conservative with the number of rows I made for the height of the sock (luckily, I have smaller feet and am pretty short so I probably need less rows anyways). I tried to follow the pattern exactly for the first sock because I didn't want to deviate and then get confused as to how to complete the rest of the sock. The first sock was also the hardest also just because I had to get used to using this yarn. It was bulky and kind of wavy, and was really hard for me to figure out where the stitches were so I had to take it apart and start over numerous times.

For the second sock, I realized that I could make the sock smaller in general,  and I randomly decided to switch to a K hook (can you tell, I'm not really consistent..that's probably why I can never make two identical things.) I decreased the number of stitches after round 17 to 20 instead of 24, and worked up the sock size size however I saw fit. This is one of the advantages I like aboutcrocheting over knitting in that I can try on the sock and adjust for size as I go. But I've only worked with standard needles and not with double pointed needles or circular needles for knitting, so that may be why.) My second sock was definitely a lot prettier than the first. 

I'm not sure if I'd be able to fit these socks under my boots, but I'm definitely happy with them and I will wear them around the house all winter long as my feet are always cold when I'm just sitting in my room :D I definitely feel like I want to try and make another pair at some  point, maybe with medium or chunky weighted yarn instead of super bulky.