Finally, I have a pair of socks! Hooray!
And
they match (although not quite perfectly). One is marginally smaller
than the other as it is from the fully unravelled sock, so the yarn was
stretched before use. But they're very close.
I wore
them for the first time on Monday and discovered that they work well
inside my walking shoes (default footwear at present), but not so well
inside my slipper boots, so I'll have to knit myself some slipper socks
sometime! I will have to learn how to make my cast on a bit looser
though as one sock was a tad snug at the top, not so much that it was
uncomfortable, just enough that I noticed it.
So what have I learnt from knitting my first pair of socks?
- Sock maths! The mathematics of socks is actually pretty straight forward once you've knitted three in two different sizes
- The importance of negative ease
- Hand knitted socks are comfy!
- Knitting with skinny yarn and tiny needles is pretty satisfying
- Sock yarn can be addictive. So many amazing indie dyers making so much pretty yarn!
As I've decided I'll definitely be knitting more socks, what are my next steps?
- I need to make my cast on slightly looser
- Two at a time socks (and how to hand wind a centre pull doubled ball so I can use every last inch of yarn)
- Socks from the toe up - there's some fabulous yarn I want to try!
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