October 31, 2006
Just Under the Wire
Well, at least I finished one sock in Socktober! I know, I know, it's not about finishing, it's about the socks. And really, I'm falling in love with sock making. It's so fun, so fast, and so fabulous! (oh goodness, the cheese!) But really, I got to play with cables here! I haven't done anything yet that has such a detailed cable pattern with all that twisting and changing. I am so pleased with this first one. My other foot is looking a little bit lonely though, so another Log Cabin Sock is on order. So many people are asking me to make socks for them now, which is exciting because that means I get to make lots of different kinds and styles and colors that I probably would not make for myself. At this point, I'm just hoping I don't get struck with second sock syndrome!
I promise I'll have better pictures once I finish the pair. I really need to stop taking pictures at night! The sock could look much prettier with some sunshine.
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October 02, 2006
Pre-gaming for Socktoberfest
So I finally broke down and knit my first sock. This was really more of a lesson in sock-building than a true attempt at knitting something wearable. I used this pattern for the Blueberry Waffle Socks, which seemed like an interesting first pattern, not too boring but just boring enough not to confuse me.
Don't worry, that's a sock on my hand. My foot doesn't really do that.
I used some Koigu KPPPM that I had languishing in my stash for just such a time as this. I only had enough for about 1 sock so this seemed as good a time as any to put it to use. The yarn really is great! I can understand why people love it so much. It's nice and soft and is firmly put together - absolutely no splitting - and with brilliant colorways!
Since this isn't really a 'real' FO, I won't post details. Suffice it to say that I'm IN LOVE with sock knitting. You have a FO (or at least 1/2 of one) in a couple of days at most and you can do such fun things with the pattern. This one used a waffle pattern which was so fast and created a little extra excitement. I can't wait to try some lace or cable socks! I have jumped on the sock bandwagon head first! I'm thinking about making the Log Cabin Socks from
Handknit Holiday as my next socks (or my first real pair).
Socktoberfest, here I come!
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