socks, socks, socks
Posted in vintage socks, sock-a-month, project spectrum, finished objects on Apr 20th, 2006
I haven’t been posting but I have been knitting, and here’s the proof, a finished pair of socks.
pattern: CIC Toddler Sock
yarn: Kraemer Yarns Mauch Chunky - 100% wool
needles: Clover Bamboo US8
started:  April 18th     finished: April 19th
notes: Knit as written, but extended 2×2 ribbing down the instep. Love this pattern, so quick to knit up.
I actually knit up the CIC socks to take a break from the evil socks from hell. I had a plan: I had one skein of Silja sock yarn in yellow to knit up socks for the daughter. I knew I wouldn’t be able to make long socks but I planned on making ankle socks with one repeat of the Fancy Silk (Knit Vintage Socks) pattern on the leg, no problem.ÂÂ
I got stupid.ÂÂ
I decided I had enough yarn to knit two repeats, so I knit two 12 row repeats, finished the sock, weighed it, weighed the remaining yarn, looked at the sock, “wow” I thoght “that foot looks really long, I bet it’s too long and I’ll have to shorten the foot, then I will have plenty of yarn for the second sock.”ÂÂ
I had daughter try on the sock. It. Fit. Perfectly. It could not have fit better if I had knit it onto her foot, really, it was that perfect. Shit! Now I don’t have enough yarn. I knit up the second sock with ONE repeat in the leg and had to borrow from the first sock to finishe the last few rows of the toe. Now I have to rip back to the first repeat in the leg of the first sock and reknit the rest of it.
oh, well, it’s about the process . . . right?
