Warning: High Knitting Content!
two years ago, I made a pair of socks for myself. Only when they were finished did I admit they weren’t my colors. And they were a slight too big for my feet. The yarn was that delicious. Mom happened to be nearby when I was sulking over all the wasted time and energy. She loved them. Loved them so much, that after two years of wear/tear, they finally died.
I took them away from her for the time being; I like being able to compare size and see where the heavy wear takes place (that’s the part that tells about the foot itself). For Christmas, she is getting replacement socks. She was getting socks anyway, but now I actually have to finish them by 25 December. I knit one up already. But it was a slight too big for my feet. I mean, it even looks to big for her. See?
not wanting to set myself up for disappointment, I had her try it on. And it was too big for her. Yes, I could have possibly frogged the whole thing, but I have plenty of yarn. Some I got for working at a LYS, but I have a skein from a Knoxville Area LYS (The Knitter’s Nest, I think). The sock above now lives at my Memphis LYS with all the other sock samples.
I threw another sock OTN this past Thursday at Sit ‘n Knit. Not only have I removed four stitches, I am also knitting tighter. This means a nine inch circ needle (these things are quickly becoming popular among the sock knitters I know in Tennessee) since my tension/gauge is tighter on circs than dpn. And just to be on the safe side, only the cuff itself is in a 2×2 rib with the rest of the sock in stocking stitch.
currently, I am on the heel flap. Yes, that is a dpn I am using. I’m not advanced enough as a sock knitter to turn a heel on a circ. However, I will say that I love the nine inch circ needles. I think I knit faster, since I don’t have to keep up with extra dpn. Could be an illusion, but the tighter tension/gauge isn’t (my knitting friends can feel the difference).
StepMom needs replacement house socks. I’m turning Ravelry upside-down trying to find a pattern I like. Good thing I’m working at a LYS that pays in yarn, ’cause most of my yarn has wool in it and StepMom is allergic to wool. Even merino.
