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Thursday, May 8, 2003

Socks!
Tonight I finished my first pair of knitted socks. They're big house socks for the Snook to putter around in. Since double-pointed needles scare me and I like to do things as quickly as possible, I used this "Double Trouble" pattern for knitting both socks at once on two circular needles. (That sounds difficult, but this page has great illustrations that explain it pretty clearly.) To the right there you can see the Snook modelling them. The wool was a German "Sockenwool" that I did on 2.75 mm needles to get a 10 st/inch gauge. It was dyed in varying colors which gives a nice mottled effect. Pretty sweet, huh? Here are two more pics of the socks on the needles to give you an idea of how it was done. (I did the calf section in 2x2 rib, which is why it looks so much skinnier than the body of the sock.)

I was most scared of "turning the heel" but this pattern makes it a cinch. I recommend it for you beginning knitters that are getting tired of making scarves! Just use a thicker wool than I did. The thin stuff takes ages to knit up... :)

Comments

I thought you weren't supposed to knit anything for your sweetie! What about the curse?? ;)
» Moire [www] » 2003-05-09 04:27:12

Ah, but that's the Sweater Curse. The socks were pretty quick, so I figure they weren't too much of a jinx. :)
» Kris [www] » 2003-05-09 09:10:41

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