Yes its all about socks, I love hand knitted socks, they are warm and cosy, hard wearing and fun.
I have always knitted socks on the round using double ended needles, when I was visiting a friend the other month she showed me some socks she had just finished and they were knitted on the straight, intrigued I ordered the book she had knitted them from and got started with a pair last night
I am knitting them in King Cole Riot, its some yarn I had left over from another project.
While browsing on Amazon for the book I came across another 3 sock books that I just had to have
I will have to give crochet socks a go there is some really interesting designs in these books.
Back to knitting socks on the straight, the instructions are very clear and easy to follow, and the book is spiral bound great for staying open were you want it, there is some lovely designs in the book and some great tips on joining seams.
Right must get back to finishing my socks.
I have a great hankering to be able to knit socks, but as I can't knit....... However, crocheting..... perhaps my dream to make my own socks will come true one day. In the meantime I will continue to stalk bloggers who knit their own socks and enjoy looking at theirs, so I hope that you will share some more photos of yours as they progress!! xx
ReplyDeleteHave a go at some crochet socks handcrafted socks are so comfy :-)
DeleteI have never knitted a sock, but I used to be able to buy hand knitted socks on ebay that were spiral - you probably understand better than I can explain. They looked completely straight but because of the spiral knit they would fit any size. I think it was a wartime pattern because when they knitted socks for the troops they had to fit all sizes. Our son has one size 4 foot and one size 8 so they were perfect fit and warm too! Have you ever come across such a pattern? Andrina
ReplyDeleteHad to look these up and found a pattern http://www.hjsstudio.com/rc2socks.html scroll down the page to find them, will have to give these a go now :-)
DeleteThanks for that - looks a bit terrifying but I will give it a try!
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