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Project Notes: Socks 101

I don't know if traditional sock knitting is for me, at least not long knee-highs knit on Size 0 or Size 00 needles. No, my fingers cramp just thinking about it. Instead, I've always wanted to knit thick socks in bigger gauges... Socks that I can slip on at night, over the anklets I always wear, because it gets pretty darn cold in our apartment when the sun sets and the fog rolls in over Twin Peaks.

Enter, Socks 101. I'm telling you now, this may be a new phase in my knitting carreer. I've finished my first pair of socks. What's to stop me from making many more pairs? Nothing.

Socks 101
Finished socks, but, uh oh--can you see the difference?

Pattern Socks 101, by Larissa Brown.
Source Knitalong.
Yarn Manos del Uruguay, Color K, 1 skein.
Needles Sizes 9 (5.5 mm).
Notions Stitch marker, sewing needle.
Modifications More "oopses" than actual changes: my grafting of the toes were pretty awful and I began one sock with 1×1 ribbing instead of 2×2. Also, I used a smaller size needle.

Luckily, because of the thick-thin variation of the Manos yarn, my crappy grafting is pretty much unnoticeable. The ribbing error... Well, I didn't even notice it until I was about to decrease for the toe on the second sock. I compared the two and realized that something about them just didn't match. I probably have enough yarn to make a third sock--but, I like that they don't match. It doesn't need to be perfect ;D

Socks 101
Finishing the first sock.

I know this isn't the first "Simple Socks" pattern ever published, but for some reason, it was the first that worked for me. These socks were fun to knit. And quick. Now I think I'm ready to work on some sock designs I've pushed aside for the past couple of years.

Comments (2)

keri:

Ooh they look so soft and squishy, perfect for a long day after work. Just slip those on and pure heaven! =)

Oh, looking good! Don't worry about that grafting...You can fix that up on the next 10 pairs of socks you're about to start. ;-)

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