Kicking some serious sock butt…
(if socks had butts)
Yippi! I am loving Chelsea right now… (as I said, she showed me the two circular needle method and gave me this helpful link.)
I finally finished my first sock! and am trucking through the second one! I knit all of that 2nd one tonight! And I am still going!
Yes, I am very excited!
I was not so excited yesterday and the day before when I couldn’t find a good cast-off method that was elastic enough to go over my heel. (I guess I have freakishly skinny feet or very large heels…)
I tried the regular, traditional bind-off and the single crochet bind off, neither of which would even fit all the way up my foot. Lovely.
Then, I went back to my trusty brittany double points and added two stitches per needle and did 5 rows of k1,p1 ribbing and then tried the (gulp) “grafting or kitchener stitch” bind off. Which was brave of me because I have never been able to successfully graft anything EVER. (bind off method from this awesome finishing book)
It actually worked!!
wee! Happy feet!
(update! Since everyone is asking- the yarn is Lana Grossa’s Meilenweit Cotton Fantasy #803.)
October 25th, 2005 at 1:43 am
WHEEE! Happy Feet! Those socks awre lookin mighty good!
October 25th, 2005 at 3:45 am
possibly the cutest socks EVER! Funny, i check your blog all the time for updates, and i just saw that Carrie updated and went to comment on her blog and saw that you had commented not long ago so i thought maybe just maybe you had also posted and well.. I WAS RIGHT!
awesome, anyhow thats the cutest yarn ever and i love the length of your sockies. Is it worth it to learn the two circulars method of making socks? I was doing okay with 4 dpns.. but if you say so..
Cant wait to see them finished!
Colleen
October 25th, 2005 at 7:29 am
They look AWESOME- you go girl! The sock girl now.
October 25th, 2005 at 8:05 am
Those are the cutest autumnal socks!
Nice job, grasshopper!
October 25th, 2005 at 8:43 am
Nice job! How did you start the toe? I’ve been knitting socks for awhile, but always the top-down, DPN way because I’m chicken. But I’d love to learn the 2 circs method…
October 25th, 2005 at 9:05 am
I can tell that if your feet had a mouths they’d be smiling! Your feet look happy to be wearing those socks!
October 25th, 2005 at 9:30 am
very cute! what’s the yarn?
October 25th, 2005 at 9:35 am
rockin sockin feet! super cute and super comfy!
October 25th, 2005 at 9:45 am
Your feet are styling! They look so warm and comfy in your fun fall socks.
October 25th, 2005 at 9:47 am
Yaay! Your 1.5 socks are awesome! If your first pair fits you’re ahead of me. It took me a couple tries to get that whole fitting thing down. Great yarn choice too
October 25th, 2005 at 10:48 am
Happy feet!!! You are the coolest!
October 25th, 2005 at 10:59 am
What yarn is that? Love the colors.
October 25th, 2005 at 11:41 am
Gorgeous! What’s the yarn?
October 25th, 2005 at 11:44 am
Your socks are adorable. I learned to knit socks on circulars and love it! What is the yarn you’re using? It’s gorgeous!
October 25th, 2005 at 12:00 pm
Not only are you a now a sock knitter, your a problem solver. Go on with your bad knitting self!
October 25th, 2005 at 1:07 pm
So cute. What is that lovely yarn??
October 25th, 2005 at 1:32 pm
ahhh young jedi, you have learned well!
I have become a big fan of EZ’s sewn cast off, and it is my new favorite ’cause it is SO easy. But that cast off looks great and I have that book, so imma look up the grafted cast off for my next pair.
Plus, I second or third or whatever the other folks, What is That Shtunning Yarn?
October 25th, 2005 at 2:42 pm
If socks had butts - ha ha ha!!
You’ll have to teach me your fancy grafting technique when I get done knitting my Leaves of Insanity scarf.
October 25th, 2005 at 2:56 pm
I must know what yarn that is too! The socks look FAB.
October 26th, 2005 at 12:16 am
Those are soooooo much better than the socks I made. So much.
October 26th, 2005 at 1:49 pm
I think you might have to progress to Christmas stockings next…
October 27th, 2005 at 10:18 am
Ok. That’s it. You’ve inspired me. I will learn how to knit socks with two circs! That will be a good thing to keep me busy during my time off around the holidays (as if the holidays alone don’t keep me busy enough…)