I may not have gotten a lot of sewing done in September, but I was definitely in the mood for knitting. I finished knitting a little pink baby sweater last month but still have to sew up the sleeves and sew some buttons on. Then I really wanted to work on a pair of socks, so I dragged out these that I started eons ago. When I put them away last time, I only had about four inches knit on the first sock, so I had quite a bit left to do. I finished up the second sock this morning. As a novice sock knitter, I was thrilled they turned out the same size. Those sock blockers from Fiber Trends were a big help.I'm still in the mood for socks, and with three pair under my belt now, I'm ready to try two socks on one circular needle. I found a book about it at a quilt shop in Auburn, and the same lady also authored a book on toe up socks, which I'm going to try too. Seems like you could fit them better if you knit them from the toe up.
Yarn: Sockotta from Plymouth Yarn Co.
Pattern: Classic Socks by Yankee Knitter Designs
3 comments:
Nice job! Toe up is on my list to try also.....
Your socks look very soft and warm. Love the colors. I've knit many cuff down socks and never thought I would get the hang of toe up socks until I got Cat Bordhi's Personal Footprints book. She is a very clever knitter and I may never knit socks top down again. The fit you get from following her "footprint" is so good. A friend makes two socks at a time. Not for me! Good luck and keep us posted.
I am so glad I am not the only person who does this. I am out of the knitting and into the quilting right now, but the colors of your socks make me want to knit sooo bad.
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