Saturday, October 11, 2008

How did that happen?

I realised today that all my projects are either on tiny needles (size 0) or on small needles (size 2) and really complicated with charts. As a result I am fighting the urge to slurp up 3 skeins of Cedar Tweed Cascade 220 and cast on a slipover. Or pull the February Lady pattern out and start on it in Valley Sugarloaf. Picture sweating brow as I turn from thoughts of size 9s and contemplate current WIPs

I did finish one sock today - Yay!
I began with Lucy Neatby's Square Bosnian Toe from Cool Socks Warm Feet


Worked my way up to the short row heel, remembered vividly why I don't like short row heels. I am a loose knitter and my socks run about 48 stitches around on a zero, which when combined with a short row heel always leaves me with either a line of wrap/turns under my heel or the sock pulls down into the shoe.

According to standard sock instructions this is the point to start working the leg. Uh right.

So I filled it in with short rows, to oppose the shortness.

More about the leg if I ever finish the second sock.

3 comments:

Jennifer said...

I dislike short row heels too. Heel flaps just it my feet better. Love the yarn colorway you're using!

Kim said...

Oh, I know what you mean about the small needle projects. I've been casting on right and left!

Love the colorway for your socks.

Anonymous said...

EEEEKKKKK! SOCKS! Perhaps it is because I am such a neophyte or that I don't knit regularly, but I think socks are very, very scarey! E, you need to come back and give me some more crash courses.