July 12: I’ve knitted exactly one sock - no matching sock. So when I saw this book (2-at-a-Time Socks), I thought it might be perfect for me so I could knit both socks at once.
I bought some cheap yarn (Lily's Sugar and Cream) for the practice pair and cast on. Ummm….something went wrong. Badly wrong. I gave up.
A few days later I tried again, this time really concentrating as I was working. The concentration is paying off and I’m finished with the ribbed cuff. Now onto the leg. (will post picture soon)
I’m not sure that I’m comfortable with this technique yet, but it does have some advantages, so I’m going to give it a try and if these turn out, I have already picked out my first actual socks (both yarn and pattern) to use this technique on.
July 17: Have finished turning the heel. Hmm…something went wrong there. I got it all to look okay, but I must have skipped a small step or done something wrong because I didn’t get the socks lined up correctly. I had to take one off using dpns and then put it back on the circular. sigh But it does look okay so I don’t think I’ve messed up the finished product. It’s just the process that I’ve messed up. [I later discovered that there was some errata in the directions.]
July 20: Finished! I think I’m getting more comfortable with this technique. (It helped that I found the errata.) I’m eager to make an actual pair of socks for myself now!
I do hate this yarn and it definitely wasn’t the right yarn to choose for socks (I went with the cheapest yarn I could find since this was just for practice.) I was going to give these to a friend’s child for Christmas (hence the colors), but there’s no way I want to give these to anyone. So they look okay, but they feel horrid and feel like they would be uncomfortable to wear.
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