knit socks

i will be knitting these soon hopefully on needles i’ve made…making knitting needles is addicting.

I learned to knit a few months ago. Actually, I learned with my 8yo daughter. She saw a friend at school with a bit of knitting and decided she wanted to learn, so we found some tutorials online, and spent a weekend learning to cast on, knit, and purl. It was fun to see her so excited.

Anyway, I ended up going to the library to see what they had, and I found all sorts of stuff! One thing I found was a book called Knit Socks, and I decided to try out a pattern. I used some cheap worsted weight acrylic, and just tried it out. I was surprised that they actually fit me, since I didn’t even check the gauge or anything (I was trying to learn the technique). They are so comfortable, it’s amazing. I wear them as house socks since the yarn is too thick to actually wear them in shoes.

So now I bought a book called Sensational Knitted Socks, and I’m working on my first “real” pair. It’s going a little slow because I’ve gotten distracted. I found some great furry yarn on clearance, and bought a bunch to try making a sweater for my daughter—it came out great and now she can’t wait for the cold winter weather so she can wear it to school and show everyone.

So, back to socks, and those tiny, slippery needles…

i made a sample round and it is tacked on the wall of my studio waiting for me to make the real thing.

still on my list of goals but not short or medium term, will have to come back to this at a later stage.

I made socks for every member of my family for Christmas last year and I have made several for myself. I loved learning to do this and plan to do more.

but then halfway through the socks I had a baby, so these may be some slow socks.

I finished my first pair of socks last night! I kinda messed up a bit, grafting the toe cause I was trying to do it and watch TV at the same time. I still need to weave in the ends, but the knitting is done!

So I finished the other projects I had to do that had deadlines: Mother’s Day gift, baby shower gift.

So now I’m back to working on that second sock. Working on the heel flap currently. I hope to have it done by the end of the month!

Socks

So I managed to finish one of the socks. It actually came out really well! But then I ended up with a whole bunch of time-sensitive projects on my place (Mother’s Day gift, baby shower gifts, etc), so the second sock is on hold for a bit. I’ve already bought the yarn to make another two pairs!