I love knitting these socks. Not just this particular pair, but all the pairs I make with this yarn on these needles (2.75mm original-production squares... not crazy small, perfect for DK weight socks.) Every stitch is a pleasure, and I've knit the pattern so often I don't have to think about anything but how nice the yarn and needles feel together. Oh, and what might happen next in the movie I'm watching. Pure comfort knitting.
The striping I did at the top might not show well, but it was enough to ensure I could finish the sock with enough yarn to spare that I wasn't panicking as I neared the toe.
And they are so long! They'll really keep me warm, come winter - this weight of this fiber combo makes the warmest sock I've ever found, but having them come so far up my calf is going to be heaven.
I know, I know, it's hard to take a sock seriously when it's got rabbit-whisker needles in the toe and a lot of yarn hanging off the end. I'll get to the grafting and running-in eventually, I'm sure. Well, by the time I have to cast on the next pair, anyway... I only have so many of these needles after all!
Do you have a crafty project you make over and over and never gets tired?
4 comments:
Love the colours together! The blending is subtle and happy (if you can call orange and pink socks subtle!).
I've been knitting socks over my long weekend. I finished one pair of beautiful cabled socks and then started a pair with the Vesper "Spring Ahead." I have 3 or 4 patterns for super easy socks that I go back to over and over. The one I'm doing with the Spring Ahead has short row garter stitch toe and heel--LOVE it. As I slipped the sock on (knit toe up) last night, I realized that it's an ankle sock. And so fun and gorgeous too that with some serious knitting time today I may just finish the second one...or get far enough along into it to finish tomorrow night after work!
I knit my socks toe up so that I can use all of the yarn and get the tallest sock without having to count rows on the leg. I have to say they are addictive!
Toe ups are awesome! I had a design worked out that incorporated all my favourite parts of toe up but couldn't decide how long the foot should be before I started the heel, and after I got sick of frogging and reknitting I gave up and shelved it for a while. Maybe it's time to dust it off again :^)
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