It happened again. I bought more sock yarn. We got a great new bamboo blend sock yarn in the shop - Lang Bambus. It is a self patterning yarn and one of the colors is reds, oranges, and yellows...so the Bambus went home with me and now I have two sock projects even though I do not normally knit socks...
But now I am knitting socks again...
In the past I've been frustrated by small double pointed sets of needles so I decided to teach myself knitting socks on two circular needles. Since I sometimes have trouble with second sock syndrome, I also decided to teach myself knitting two socks at a time...on two circular needles.
And as if that weren't enough to learn, I also decided to teach myself knitting socks from the toe up...two socks time...on two circular needles. (This way my socks will match and be the exact same length!)
Of course a bonus of the Bambus sock yarn is that reinforcement thread comes with it (in the exact same color and pattern as the yarn). It sounds like my sock problem may be getting out of control.
So far I've managed a seamless toe cast on. I've practiced this twice because at first the toes were much too pointy so I started over. Now they're more square, but I'm not going to frog again. When I look at my other socks they are not that pointy either so I think these will be fine. Now I just need to come to grips with the afterthought heel - I've never done that before either!
3 comments:
Have fun. Two socks on one needle is the way to go.
Afterthought heel.... no problem. Easy peasy. I usually only do it on Christmas stockings, but it really is easier than the more common heel. Have fun and maybe I'll get to meet you on Saturday!
Afterthought heel??? Easy peasy! I usually only do it on Christmas stockings and do the more common heel for regular socks. I never use the elastic because for some reason, I never wear them out. Hope to meet you on Saturday.
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