Once Upon a Sock: February 2018

Hi All and Happy February! My, oh my, isn’t time just zipping right along? Before you know it, we’ll all be wrapping up our year again 🙂 I have some progress on my socks that I’d like to share with you and a little tale of woe. Can you see what’s wrong here?

Kitchener Stitch gone wrong!

I thought I had the Kitchener Stitch memorized. Apparently, I didn’t. Look at that weird toe! Thank goodness I figured it out before I got ALL the way to the end. Then I had to remember how to undo Kitchener Stitch…which wasn’t so hard, just frustrating because I had pulled the stitches tight. What did I do wrong? I did the opposite of what you are supposed to do. I was inserting as if to purl, then knit on the front needle and then inserting as if to knit, then purl on the back needle. Totally backwards! A quick YouTube video search was performed to remind me of the correct way and I was on my way 🙂

Kitchener Stitch done right!

Does that mean what you think it means? Why, yes! I have finished one sock! And I even wove in the ends. And I did not get second sock syndrome (SSS)! (Insert cheers here) I actually wanted to be further along with the second sock than I am (13 rows in out of 20 for the cuff); however my fingers started going numb again on my right hand and I had to back off. I’ve been crocheting instead and am working on a sweet little test pattern for Valentine’s Day that I’ll share with you once its been published. BTW, just a reminder that this is Mina’s Vanilla Sock Recipe pattern and the yarn I’m using is Yarn Carnival High Wire 3 ply in the colorway Austin Equinox.

 

While you’re here, go check out my fellow sock knitters. Every month, we blog about our sock progress, or lack thereof, and link up with each other. If you’d like to join us, leave a comment for one of us and we’ll add you to the list! I will update blogs as they come out.

Kat (updated) blogs at felinity knits and she has a gorgeous sock HOTN…along with a beautiful cable knit hat that she’s calling on for testers, if you are so inclined. Just head over and let her know 🙂

Katherine (updated) blogs at fiber and sustenance  and has her belated sock post up! Yay! Who else has memory lapses and forgets what day it is? I do! BTW, she’s got some awesome socks on her needles, picked up after languishing for 10 years, and a whole lot of socks in progress! Go cheer her on to complete some of those beautiful socks!

Stefanie (updated) blogs at Wooly Cakes and Wooden Spoons and this month, talks about keeping track of different heel types to see which one fits best and has some awesome Harry Potter-esque sock progress.

I’ve also been thinking about trying to crochet my first pair of socks. For my fellow crocheters, have you ever done this and what do you think? Are they as comfortable as knit socks? Any pattern recommendations?

Until next time, Happy Knitting!