Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Winter Socks Completed as Spring Arrives

At long last I completed the winter socks.
Not being able to deal with double pointed knitting needles, I experimented with using regular needles and knitted these flat from the top down.
I decreased each side as I got to the toe area.

I was also using up scraps of thick yarn so that's why the center is a pale lavender color.  They are stitched with extra yarn across the toes and up the top center so there is a slight ridge there. 

They fit much like a high top slipper and are very soft and very warm.  That was the goal.  It will work making these this way but I have since learned about using the 'magic loop'.  This is where you use circular needles and just pull the thin part of the circle into a loop as you knit in a circle for the sock.  If I make any more I will have to try it.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

One Sock Done, Half of Another To Go

I finally managed to get one sock finished.
This was knitted in a rectangle that I tapered just a bit as I got to the toe at the bottom.  You can see my seam running up the center.
I'm happy to report it does fit nicely.  The yarn is a bulky one and it stretches easily to put the sock on.
It was scrap yarn so I added the pale stripe in the middle to make sure I had enough.  And yes, I have Fred Flintstone feet, short and wide with no visible ankles.

The sock is soft & warm, just what I wanted.  Next time I decide to try socks I will try the magic loop method of using a circular pair of needles and pulling the center into a loop when it gets tight.  I'm just too OCD for double pointed needles.

The second sock is done from the top through the pale stripe, I only need to knit the bottom toe part.  Maybe I can get it done before Spring arrives.  Of course the last 2 days felt like Spring as it was 82 degrees.

A Quilt Repair While I Was On Vacation

 I went to visit my parents for a month and while I was there I repaired a quilt. Sorry the image is not very good, it was taken with my pho...