A measure of how much too large the carousel socks were for my feet: I’m knitting a regular toe-up sock with the frogged yarn, and just the heel hexagon takes me almost to the cuff!
My mum has mentioned how much she likes the yarn three times now so these will be for her.
More travel knitting - this time a train ride, on the way to Vienna.
Socks, of course. No pattern, just a stitch I found somewhere.
More socks ... because I can't decide what else to make (or which project to finish).
Pattern is "Silver Lace Socks" https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/silver-lake-socks
The pattern says it's for a fingering weight yarn, but 3.0 mm needles and 48 sts for an adult sock point more in the direction of a sport weight yarn.
Anyway, I'm using 66 sts and all the usual adaptions. And ssk instead of k2togtbl.
And they are done. With all of 2.9 g of yarn left over ... Which is enough so I didn't feel like I'm playing yarn chicken - so maybe a perfect use of the yarn?
Anyway - the pattern stitch is from a design called "Thorsminde", which is a Danish village we actually passed through with a short stop last summer (I only realized that after finishing the socks).
Yarn is a hand dyed merino sock from Bart & Francis https://www.bart-francis.be/en/merinosock-softysock-75-25/g-118
Hello.
I will finish my other thread on lace soon.
I had said I "hate" knitting socks. Well, the truth is complicated.
I like sock yarns. I don't mind DPNs or Circular needles. (2 at a time magic loop.) I bookmark cool patterns and construction.
Knitting them is the suffering, even though I chose the yarn AND the pattern specifically. 😫
I always have a pair of socks I'm knitting. Worsted weight or fingering. I SPIN AND DYE MY OWN SOCK YARN!
What is going on OMG.
If you're a sock knitter who loves rather wild colours, I've added some of my "Reliable Sock Yarn" to the website too.
www.ripplescrafts.com
More travel knitting - on our way back home.
The second such shortly before the heel increases start. One day I might learn that knitting while sitting in a hotel bed is not comfortable and I don't have to bring a lot of extra yarn for such trips. One day.
*frogged*
I dropped a stitch when attaching yarn for a forethought heel. Toe down sock, stitch on the toe-side of the hole so the stitches are 'upside down'. I cannot get my brain around how to pick it up properly. Anyone with a (link to a) good explanation? I really don't want to unravel the whole foot.
Edit: it’s technically picked up in the pic, but it doesn’t look right in the red/pink colorwork (gaping stitches). I’m looking for the correct way to fix.
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