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I was lucky enough, despite the mega activity around here, to find some quiet/knitting time to finish item number four for 2014 - a pair of much-needed socks.
Freckles everywhere!
Pattern: Basic Sock from Need A Sock?
Needles: 2.25mm
Stitches Cast On: I wear a 7.5 - 8 ladies shoe and cast on 64 stitches. If I were using a larger needle - say a 2.75mm - I would have cast on only 60 stitiches. The 2.25mm needle gives a nice, tightly-knit, long-wearing sock but I need a few more stitiches with the smaller needle.
Yarn: Kroy Navy Blue, supplemented by Lady Galt Kroy when my stash ran out. Thanks, Sandra, plus a bit of brand-name-long-forgotten variegated left over from my Linen Stitch Scarf.
Cuff: 2 X 2 Ribbing
Heel: Round Heel.
Toe: Round Toe.
I love Kroy sock yarn. Some knitters rave over Mm-mm-mm soft, sock yarn, but considering the hours I put into the knititng, give me tough and long-wearing any day. This pair is warm and cozy and make a great addition to my sock drawer.
4 comments:
All my handknit socks have been reinforced, darned, and re-darned--some of them even have duplicate stitches and knit patches. Next resurrection for these "work socks" is knitting in new feet--the tops aren't worn out. With that end in mind, I picked up either matching yarn when that was available, or solid-colored co-ordinating yarn (good thing my oldest socks were made from 50g balls, so I figure 1 ball will knit the feet, since 2 balls were just right for the socks. I have enough little balls left to maybe go back to the original color for the toes.
Love them!
Knitting socks is all I knit now. Not enough patience for bigger things. I knit mine toe up, that way I weigh the yarn and make a sock long enough until half the yarn is gone :-). I love Kroy too.
Nice looking sock drawer - I'm glad my long neglected Kroy has found such a happy home!
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