Posted: July 22nd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: bmfa socks that rock, projects: stockinette socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: bmfa, craft, crafty, handmade, knit, knitters without border, knitting, socks, socks that rock, stockinette socks | 2 Comments »
I suppose I should blog this, since progress on my cardigan is going, but not as dramatic as I’d like. These are the socks that sprung from the Knitters Without Borders yarn, a few weeks ago.
They’re – actually, having put them away and taken them out after a break, they are not as bad as I remembered them being. But the pooling is pretty vicious, and I don’t think there’s really anything to be done about that.
However, the yarn itself is fantastic. This is my first time knitting with BMFA Socks that Rock, and I am really enjoying working with it. It feels nice in my hands, and I’m hoping it holds up well to washing and wearing, because it’d be lovely to have an excuse to work with it again.
Song of the Entry: Cash Cash – Party in Your Bedroom (Listen)
Posted: July 10th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: koigu kpppm, projects: stockinette socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: craft, handmade, knitting, koigu kppm, sock knitting, socks, stockinette socks | 2 Comments »
My socks are done! Just in time to go into my closet until it’s cool enough to wear them!
Knitting two socks at once was an amazing idea, they went so much faster when I knew I didn’t have to do the same thing all over again, and I’m definitely doing it again with the pair I just cast on.
In terms of details – the yarn is Koigu KPPPM, in ridiculously pooling pink and purple and black, worked on 2.5mm needles. I knit them toe-up, and worked an afterthought heel, which looks a little like this:
I photographed the process, so I can put up a tutorial if anyone would like – this is my absolute favourite way to do a heel, and really cool with toe-up socks if you want to use absolutely every scrap of your yarn, because you actually can.
The only other little detail I added was the i-cord edging when I bound off at the cuff – this was mostly just for fun, but I think it looks sort of cute, I might try it again.
Song of the Entry: Ingrid Michaelson – You and I
Posted: July 6th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: koigu kpppm, projects: stockinette socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: crafty, diy, handmade, knit, knitting, koigu, magic loop, pink, pink zebra, pooling, sock knitting, socks, stripes, two socks at once | 2 Comments »
The one drawback to knitting socks is that really, once you get past the initial “this weird tube thing is going to be socks,” there is not a lot to blog about until you’ve actually turned them into socks.
I’m not quite there yet, but I’m close – ready to bind off at the top, at least. I’m knitting these with an afterthought heel, because I have many ambitions but short-rowing two socks at once is not one of them. It’s actually my favourite kind of heel, I think it makes the socks look really polished and neat, and I’m really stoked about being able to get both out of the way at once. This technique is exactly what I needed to actually be able to work on socks.
The Koigu is, of course, pooling terribly, but I’m not surprised. I think it’s something about the size of my feet, but every variegated yarn I’ve ever used just turns into diagonal stripes when I knit it into socks for myself. Oh well.
Song of the Entry: Lady Gaga – LoveGame (Listen)
