I'll tell you what it is.... it's a practice sock.
[album 65561 sock1a.JPG]
From another angle:
[album 65561 sock2a.JPG]
And one last one, just because I'm feeling smug:
[album 65561 Side Sock2.JPG]
Now remember, this was just for practice, so the colors are on the garish side, I was using scrap yarn. And the poor thing will never have a mate because I'm ready to knit The Real Thing But by golly, with a little verbal help from a yarn shop owner, I managed to pull it off.... or on as the case may be.
I learned a few things along the way.
1. If at all possible I will in future knit socks on circular needles.
2. If circulars won't work, I will never knit another sock on aluminum double pointed needles.... (WAY too easy for them to slide out of your work when you are busy following the cryptic pattern.)
3. It takes GUTS to frog out your boo boos. (Frog means to "rip it, rip it, rip it!") (Ask ImNotLisa, who though she knows what it means, probably rarely has to actually DO it.)
4. Following a knitting pattern is an act of faith.
5. Assigning knitting markers with specific colors, (#1 marker is green, #2 marker is yellow), that kind of thing shall become a habit of mine.
6. I'm smarter than I give myself credit for.
7. I can tell that eventually, everyone I know will most likely be recieving a pair of hand knit socks. It may take me a few years, but I'll bet I could do it.
Last night I bought this book at Barns and Noble: Sock Book
It was recommended by a fellow knitting guild lady. I joined the Camilla City knitting group last Thursday night. I can hardly wait to show off my first 'on my own' sock!
So there you have it.
"One sock off and one sock on, diddle diddle dumpling, my son John."
For some reason that just popped in my head. So I thought I would write it down. It might come in handy later on when I can't remember how to make a gusset, and need cheering up.
[album 65561 sock1a.JPG]
From another angle:
[album 65561 sock2a.JPG]
And one last one, just because I'm feeling smug:
[album 65561 Side Sock2.JPG]
Now remember, this was just for practice, so the colors are on the garish side, I was using scrap yarn. And the poor thing will never have a mate because I'm ready to knit The Real Thing But by golly, with a little verbal help from a yarn shop owner, I managed to pull it off.... or on as the case may be.
I learned a few things along the way.
1. If at all possible I will in future knit socks on circular needles.
2. If circulars won't work, I will never knit another sock on aluminum double pointed needles.... (WAY too easy for them to slide out of your work when you are busy following the cryptic pattern.)
3. It takes GUTS to frog out your boo boos. (Frog means to "rip it, rip it, rip it!") (Ask ImNotLisa, who though she knows what it means, probably rarely has to actually DO it.)
4. Following a knitting pattern is an act of faith.
5. Assigning knitting markers with specific colors, (#1 marker is green, #2 marker is yellow), that kind of thing shall become a habit of mine.
6. I'm smarter than I give myself credit for.
7. I can tell that eventually, everyone I know will most likely be recieving a pair of hand knit socks. It may take me a few years, but I'll bet I could do it.
Last night I bought this book at Barns and Noble: Sock Book
It was recommended by a fellow knitting guild lady. I joined the Camilla City knitting group last Thursday night. I can hardly wait to show off my first 'on my own' sock!
So there you have it.
"One sock off and one sock on, diddle diddle dumpling, my son John."
For some reason that just popped in my head. So I thought I would write it down. It might come in handy later on when I can't remember how to make a gusset, and need cheering up.