Reflections on a month of Socks October 31, 2006
Oh socktober, you were over too quickly for me. i discovered that in a month of dedicated sock knitting, I can make *gasp* ONE pair of socks. I am wearing them today to see out the month in style. You already met them a few days ago… here they are again.
I made a rather timid attempt at a second pair of socks using my leftover yarn…
A baby sock! So far i only have 1.5 baby socks finished, so maybe I will get the rest done at knitting tonight. to reiterate some of my knitting philosophy for any new readers
Babies: Not so much.
Knitting for Babies: awesome.
Baby projects are tiny and always cute (well, almost always) and usually pretty quick. I am a huge fan of baby socks because it lets you try out different sock knitting techniques (toes, heels, bind-offs) rather quickly since they are pretty small. I am writing up this pattern as I go and hopefully people will be able to use it to try out knitting a toe-up sock. stay tuned.
Here are a couple of socktober highlights that I want to link to for future reference.
- Stretchy Bind-off by Grumperina - This is fantastic for toe-up socks. It is by far the best thing i have found so far. and easy to memorize. B- you have to try it.
- Short row heels with wrapped stitches - Buried in this tutorial is the reason why the left and right side sides of short row heels with wrapped stitches look different. and how to fix it. when i understand, you’ll see it in action here
- Picot Edging for toe-up socks - Completely tested and verified with math, the best way to put a picot edging on a pair of toe up socks.
i am off to spend the last hours of Socktober in a bar with my knitting friends and others. I might get that second baby sock done, but probably I will just ruin it while knitting under the influence. Happy Halloween!
Hope you enjoyed knitting drunk (or tipsy). I’ve never had much luck with that, but then that doesn’t stop me trying
Guess what? you are a winner in the Socktoberfest drawing! Drop me a line with your snail mail address, and the prize will wing its way to you very soon
nice work. I\\\’m about to do some baby socks. I figured my only pair of socks to date were worsted weight. Maybe I should try baby socks next with my fingering weight. You know, baby steps
Never tried knitting under the influence hmmmm something to consider. I tried knitting socks and…well that didn\’t go so well. So, I decided to stick to scarves, shawls and doggie sweaters…yup doggie sweaters. Your socks look great.
Gorgeous socks! And very cute baby sock.
I’m so jealous! I have a hate/hate relationship with DPNs.
Great socks!