I can't seem to put these socks down. I'd be closer to being completed if I hadn't gotten the bright idea of reinforcing the heels and toes...but with what? I looked for my neutral reinforcement stuff and it wasn't with the rest of the stash. So yes, I thought I would just hold the yarn double throughout the heel and toe. It sounds innocuous enough, right?
Well, when I tried to find the inside end of the skein...out came this ginormous clump o' green yarn. I mean huge...as in derail-the-knitting-for-a-good-30-minutes-while-trying-to-unravel-this-maze-and-puzzle-of-a-yarn-tangle. ugh. Then of course I repeated said aggravation when I tried to find the end of the other skein. Tack another 40 minutes of untangling!! I think I should win a prize in patience, that's for sure. I finally unwound each...put the ends into center-pull balls and stuffed them back into the skeins. Man.
As if it wasn't challenging enough to knit both socks on one circular off of two different skeins and keeping THOSE untangled. Now I am dealing with both ends of each skein...egad.
But at least I can tell you that I've turned the heels on both socks. I won't have to worry about keeping all four ends of the skeins untangled until I reach the toes...
I think this is the fastest that I've ever worked on a pair of socks!! Go leaves go!! Okay I am breaking for coffee. I haven't had any yet and my head is killing me.
Cripes! I didn't even cast on. You win! I told you they were addictive!
Posted by: amanda j | Sunday, 10 June 2007 at 05:51 PM
Ooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Pretty colors (website).
Beautiful socks. I would have thought doubled yarn would be too thick, did you change needle size?
Someone at The Weaving Works suggested doing a slip stitch pattern on the heals.
On the RS k1, sl1 wyib across and then purl back on the WS. It is tighter than st st and you have that carried yarn on the inside that adds thickness. I think it changes your row gauge too and you end up with more rows.
I tried it. It was okay, I usually add reinforcement.
Posted by: Z | Monday, 11 June 2007 at 09:49 AM
Wow, impressive!!! Beautiful socks...
Posted by: Sparkles | Monday, 11 June 2007 at 10:40 AM
They are coming along nicely! When ever I reinforce toes and heels I use the same yarn, but I do it after the fact. Never thought of just doubling up. . .will have to try that!
Posted by: Kathryn | Monday, 11 June 2007 at 01:00 PM
Embossed leaves... such a great pattern!
Posted by: jenneke | Wednesday, 13 June 2007 at 02:28 AM
70%? OMG. Finish these already.
Posted by: Z | Saturday, 09 February 2008 at 09:02 AM