Pattern: Basic Toe Up Socks a la Me
Yarn: Trekking XXL, Colorway 110
Needles: 2.25 mm DP
A basic pair of socks. Even though my basic sock pattern is the same every time, doesn't involve complicated construction or stitchwork, doesn't involve anything fancy at all, completing, it doesn't make the act of completing a project feel any less satisfying. In fact, I love that I can knit my basic pattern almost on autopilot with only the occasional need to grab a tape measure.
I am a bit of a selfish sock knitter. Most of the socks I knit are for me. These socks are not only not for me, they're also not for a family member. I just got the sudden urge to knit these guys for someone I know and value who has never really had the benefit of a pair of wool socks before, let alone hand knit wool socks (never fear, she is the kind of person who values hand work). They were mostly knit while watching John play Mass Effect or just watching TV (they got a little work in DC, too). I didn't really have a time line for them. I just knit on them when I felt like it. And with all the other things I was working on, I felt like knitting something simple a lot.
On Thursday they will head off to their new home, with hopefully just enough chill left to the spring that their owner to be will get a chance to enjoy them.
Yarn: Trekking XXL, Colorway 110
Needles: 2.25 mm DP
A basic pair of socks. Even though my basic sock pattern is the same every time, doesn't involve complicated construction or stitchwork, doesn't involve anything fancy at all, completing, it doesn't make the act of completing a project feel any less satisfying. In fact, I love that I can knit my basic pattern almost on autopilot with only the occasional need to grab a tape measure.
I am a bit of a selfish sock knitter. Most of the socks I knit are for me. These socks are not only not for me, they're also not for a family member. I just got the sudden urge to knit these guys for someone I know and value who has never really had the benefit of a pair of wool socks before, let alone hand knit wool socks (never fear, she is the kind of person who values hand work). They were mostly knit while watching John play Mass Effect or just watching TV (they got a little work in DC, too). I didn't really have a time line for them. I just knit on them when I felt like it. And with all the other things I was working on, I felt like knitting something simple a lot.
On Thursday they will head off to their new home, with hopefully just enough chill left to the spring that their owner to be will get a chance to enjoy them.
Lovely. My favorite pair of socks are done in Trekking. It's a wonderful yarn to work with, and I really appreciate how sturdy it is.
Do you have a special way of treating the short row heel that eliminates the holes and leaves a beautiful seam?
I get the side that I purl/pick up to look pretty good, but on the knit side it's garbage. Any suggestions????