Summer of Socks Progress no comments
After a very slow start, I’m finally making progress for the Summer of Socks ‘08 KAL.
I finished my Nanner Socks yesterday.
Summer of Socks ‘08 - Sock # 1
Pattern: Nanner Socks by Wendy Johnson (of Wendy Knits)
Yarn: ShibuiKnits Sock in “Jonquil”
Needles: two US size 1 circulars
I’ve discovered (*gasp*) that I’m really enjoying knitting toe-up socks. I’ve always preferred cuff-down, till this pair. What made the difference? Judy’s Magic Cast-On.
In the past when I’ve done toe-up socks, I’ve always done the figure-8 cast on, and my stitches were so tight that I could barely knit them, and usually they’d start falling off the needles while I was attempting to knit that first row. Judy’s Magic Cast-On made all the difference. It’s just so darn clever! And easy! (Two of my favorite things.)
I decided to stick with toe-up for a while and do another of Wendy’s patterns. I actually have a rather large stash of her patterns because I tend to impulse-buy them from The Loopy Ewe. (Hehe.)
So this morning as I was getting ready for work, I flipped through my 3-ring binder of sock patterns, and I picked the Loopy Laces pattern to knit. I cast on for it during my lunch hour, using two size 1 circulars and Claudia Handpaints yarn in “Peppermint Mocha”…
