Is it possible to make a sock & not have any mistakes?
Someday I hope to prove that true.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
What I have learned....
Thank goodness for computers & the internet!
I have been overwhelmed the more I look at yarn shops online & read the knitting digest I've just joined yesterday. Not only are there a lot of yarn stores online, but many sock yarn producers with a myriad of sock yarns to choose from.
Not only is there more than one way to cast on, do heels, & toes.
I have so much to learn.
I seem to think I should be keeping some sort of notebook or scrapbook with yarn samples in & comments on mistakes I have made.
I can't wait to make a sock with having made no mistakes.
The best or most useful tip I just came across is to use a life line to mark the beginning & end of patterns no matter how simple it seems.
Now I have to go out & shovel snow from our 'worst' storm yesterday. This will give me some time to think about what I have learned.
Right now I'm doing my fourth pair for my husband. I have 2 sets of Bryson needles, 2.75mm, and I am doing both socks at the same time. A bit on this one, a bit on that one. I am ready to start the heel flap(s) now...after I'm done shoveling.
One of my problems is not having smaller needles. I seem to like having two sets the same size. So I have bid on Ebay & am waiting to see if I have won a couple sets of 5" bamboo needles that include 2mm & 2.5mm sets. I want to knit socks that are denser.
Have to get to the shovelling...now!!
I have been overwhelmed the more I look at yarn shops online & read the knitting digest I've just joined yesterday. Not only are there a lot of yarn stores online, but many sock yarn producers with a myriad of sock yarns to choose from.
Not only is there more than one way to cast on, do heels, & toes.
I have so much to learn.
I seem to think I should be keeping some sort of notebook or scrapbook with yarn samples in & comments on mistakes I have made.
I can't wait to make a sock with having made no mistakes.
The best or most useful tip I just came across is to use a life line to mark the beginning & end of patterns no matter how simple it seems.
Now I have to go out & shovel snow from our 'worst' storm yesterday. This will give me some time to think about what I have learned.
Right now I'm doing my fourth pair for my husband. I have 2 sets of Bryson needles, 2.75mm, and I am doing both socks at the same time. A bit on this one, a bit on that one. I am ready to start the heel flap(s) now...after I'm done shoveling.
One of my problems is not having smaller needles. I seem to like having two sets the same size. So I have bid on Ebay & am waiting to see if I have won a couple sets of 5" bamboo needles that include 2mm & 2.5mm sets. I want to knit socks that are denser.
Have to get to the shovelling...now!!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Opening Post
Welcome to my blog!!
There are at this moment in time 4 things I love to do in my spare time.
Sock Knitting
Sewing Clothes
Cooking & Baking
Reading
Since we are in the midst of a not so nice winter this year, I went into a local yarn store during the Christmas holidays in Dec. 2007. I came across some knitted sock samples while I was looking for yarn to knit a scarf for the new winter coat I had just completed.
I was totally taken in by the ones I saw there. They were all made from self patterning yarn & I just loved them. So I got some 2.75mm needles, a set of 5, some beautiful sock yarns, & headed home to start. We were just in the start stages of a winter snow storm & my timing at the store & arrival home was perfect for the onset of the storm & my new project.
I got started on my scarf first, then left that & started on the socks, selecting to make a pair for my husband first.
They turned out just wonderful & I have since gone on to make more. I am ready to start on my 4th pair this afternoon, if I have time before I leave for work.
I will post some pictures & will have some comments on my sock journey in my next post.
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