Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Toe-up socks finished

First I wanted to show my Knit Picks order that came Monday...
Needles, some sock yarn (yes, more black!), Cotlin to try, and books that were 40% off! DH choked when I showed him the bill and said "I thought you were done buying yarn?" hhahahaha, silly man!
Let's talk socks... I finished both socklets and used the heel from the Summer Interweave (the Priscilla Gibson-Roberts heel in Simple Socks:Plain and Fancy)
Look at these HOLES! Cripes! They were on both sides... I finally figured that if I knit the K3tog's as they were (twisted) it filled in a bit and not to sssp the P3tog-tbl's first, just do the P2tog-tbl and make it tight!
See here it looks better but still not great.Socklets on feet
With Crocs


I like the socklets and think they look fun with the Crocs and I am pleased with my final toe BUT:
They are 64 stitches around and my full socks with the same yarn and needles were only 60 stitches. I didn't think those 4 extra stitches would make a big difference but yeah, they do. The socks just are not snug enough.
The heel looks like crap even though the holes are better. It just looks sloppy to me. I'm going to try the short row heel with wraps from the Wendy Knits book- also explained on her blog wendyknits.net. I'm sure this technique is other places too....
So, if you have a heel you like please let me know since I will be ripping the socklets back to the toe for a makeover....
Later 'Gater

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Monday, April 30, 2007

Aran Braid Socks

Finished! These were travel/karate knitting so they took a bit longer, but they were worth the wait!

The toe is rounded on this pattern. Love how they fit!
(I really do have an arch on my left foot, just not sure where it went for this picture)
TaDa!
Aran Braid Socks- Pattern from Knit Picks. Knit with Knit Picks Bare on 2 Knit Picks 16" 1's

The pattern is a nice reversible cable that is easy to memorize. I only do 5" cuffs and have small feet so there may be enough left over for another pair! If I had been thinking (right!) I would have made the cuff longer to take advantage of the reversible pattern. Maybe next time!

Just.Keep.Knitting

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