learn to knit socks

I’m 54, my last two children at home are both leaving for college at the end of summer, and in preparation I started a list of things I wanted to do, of which one was learning to knit socks. My first and only knitting project was when I was in highschool and I knit a pair of slippers, which my daughter still wears. LOL!

My mom learned to knit socks after I left home so I knew it was a trick an old dog could learn. That was at the beginning of this summer and three [learning] pairs later, I’m knitting socks for me!

www.warmwoolies.org added inspiration to my initial plan, giving me a reason to keep my needles clicking. And I can knit one child’s sock in a day – a pair in two.

Knitting has been interrupted by my garden, but I’m looking forward to curling up with my needles when the weather cools down.

I feel pretty accomplished when I make socks. They’re small and portable. I actually know someone who leaves sock knitting in her car just in case she is waiting somewhere and is itching to knit. :)

I learned magic loop and made leg warmers, so that’s a step in the right direction. When we went to Chattanooga, I bought Wendy Knits and Knitting Rules for $1 each (New!), and one of them had excellent instructions for knitting toe-up socks. For the first time, toe construction made sense! As soon as I’m through with my gift knitting, I’ll tackle socks!

The knitting group at work has decided to all knit socks for their next project, but I haven’t finished my sweater yet, and I have two whole sleeves to knit! I think I’m falling behind. I got to this complicated spot in the pattern and kept making a mistake, ripping it out, trying it again,and making a mistake again. Plus, this part is mohair, so it’s really tangly to rip out! It’s frustrating.

I’ve joined a knitting club at work and we get together and knit once a week, but it really has turned into a stich and bitch, and I don’t really like all the gossiping they’re doing.

I’ve seen a few shows on knitting,and I’ve also seen some of the work my friends have made. I’d like to try it…knitting looks very relaxing. I can crochet but the finished knitted product seems so much nicer!!! I’d love to unwind after work this way!!

I like crocheting more.

Wow, I almost forgot I had an account here. I almost forgot I wanted to learn to knit socks. Guess what—I did it!

Well… Maybe. It’s actually more a case of learning to knit ‘sock.’ And a couple of itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny baby socks. Green.

But I think I’ve done myself proud.

Did I mention how eensy?

Knitting socks. What would this mean? It would mean that I would have warmer feet, and so would everybody else who lives with me. We would also have to buy bigger shoes, since hand-knitted socks are bulky, and that would probably lead to fewer foot troubles and warmer, warmer feet!
Plus they would not be made in China, Mauritania, Bangladesh, Thailand or any other country where people eke out a living making socks for fat cats in other countries.

My previous attempts at sockmaking have gotten me no more than a couple of inches of cuff. This time I’m taking a class at my rather new, yet already beloved LYS. I’ve got the leg of the first sock completed, the second sock cast on and expect to have both socks completed by the end of the month. The instructor has us knitting our socks on double pointed needles and we’re knitting both socks in stages. What I mean by that is we’re knitting both sock legs; then we’ll have a class on heels. Next we’ll knit down to the toe decreases and finish sock one in a third class.