Socktober
Forget any UFO's, I couldn't resist casting on my new sock yarn. The pattern is from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks. I am a bit concerned that the gauge is too loose for the yarn. I am knitting on #1 needles. I don't like loosely knit socks because the stitches are uncomfortable on the bottoms of my feet. I plan to keep knitting a bit longer, maybe past the heel turn to see how they fit & feel. Then, if I have to, frog and knit using a pattern that calls for #0. Or should I just do it now?
Made The Gaugeless Hat from Cabin Fever using leftover Lamb's Pride Worsted from making Flip Top Mitts. Sangeeta modeled.
posted by Having a Knit Fitt at 8:31 PM
5 Comments:
Go Sangeeta! I wish I looked that good in a hat!
Your sock looks good (so far). I am glad to see I am not the only person who gets annoyed by large stitches in socks. They HURT!
Helpful tip - enjoy the knitting you've already completed on the leg of the sock, and then go down a needle size for the foot. (You may have to increase a few sts to make up the gauge difference.) This way you don't have to worry about feeling those stitches hurt the bottoms of your feet!
Or, how about doing the pattern on the sock leg, but switching to just plain stockinette for the foot?
I think I look a little stoned....
What are the odds of two Cates living in Virginia who both knit and have blogs? Greetings to a fellow "odd speller".
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