firecat: crocheted doily (yarncraft)
firecat (attention machine in need of calibration) ([personal profile] firecat) wrote2007-08-22 11:11 pm
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socks!

My third pair of socks, first pair of worsted-weight socks, first pair that didn't follow a specific pattern. I'm getting better, but I still haven't figured out how to get rid of the holes at the edges of the heels where I turn the short rows. Next time I'll try the flap-and-gusset heel.

Made from Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm worsted superwash wool, 1 ball red and 1 ball red and gray stripe. I used #3 casein DPNs. They were lovely to work with, except you can't hold them in your mouth or they start to melt.


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[identity profile] innerdoggie.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Very pretty!

I was at a dinner recently where everybody except me and my SO were knitting socks. You'd have fit right in! (And you know some of the people, too!)