Sometimes, when I catch myself thinking things like “let’s just add a few short rows to this heel so it will be a bit roomier”, I’m slowly starting to feel like I know what I’m doing.

Of course, then the next day I’m incapable of counting to 4.

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The “Elise” socks by Ashley Ratnam have been completed - unfortunately I forgot to take a photo before giving them to the family member, but such is life sometimes.

I can now resume project “learning to knit on the Addi Crasytrio needles” which has been quite a learning curve. I am starting to enjoy them now, but the middle of the needles being floppy has been catching me off guard because apparently I like to rest my palms on the needles and I can’t with these…

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A question for sock knitters:

If you're knitting top-down with ribbing at the top, and your pattern doesn't specify a cast-on method, do you cast on in pattern (i.e. matching knit and purl)? Or do you just cast on straight knit stitches (or purl) and start the ribbing in the next round?

What method do you use?

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Sock swatch completed!

I have chosen a sock pattern for my first socks! (Actual pattern to remain mysterious for now 🕵️ ) This is Malabrigo Camaleon sock yarn. Pattern calls for 30 sts/10cm, ~42 round/10cm. The swatch has 2.75 mm needles for the main swatch and 3.25 and 2.50 half-swatches on the sides. (It was supposed to be 2.25 for the smallest, but I screwed up!)

Swatch is 28 sp10cm for 3.25 mm / 32 sp10cm for 2.75 mm / 33 sp10cm for 2.50 mm. Rows/rounds are 44, 48, 52 respectively per 10cm.

So, clearly 3.0 mm needles would hit the stitch gauge perfectly, but at shorter rows (= shorter sock calf height). I don't have 3.0 mm circulars (for which the pattern is written) but I DO have 3.0 mm DPMs.

Still, I like the nice tight stitches of the smaller needles, so I'm very tempted to go with 2.50 mm needles and +1 size larger pattern than my shoe size would recommend. (XL vs. L for EU 45 shoe).

Let's just cast on and see how this goes!

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After a small hiatus from Mastodon, here is a #WIPWednesday update! I am finishing the cuff on the socks I’ve been working on for a family member, then I only have the heel remaining to be done. In the cross stitch department, I also began my new start! I haven’t quite finished the “faith cross” project yet but I couldn’t wait to begin this one any longer. I have made good progress on this new start so far and will make a separate post about it soon.

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Interesting caston for socks
https://youtu.be/wf8cY_djTRI?si=fj840AwOLfzqZ5Oy

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