You may recall from my post Yarndale, Camping and More, that I treated myself to some sock yarn and double pointed needles when I was there. I haven’t tried a knitting project for absolutely ages (in fact I think my last attempt was the lace cardigan saga!)
I decided, having worked for months on projects for other people, to join in with the sock trend and start on a pair for me. As it was my first pair of socks, it seemed sensible to make them for myself as my feet are always there to check measurements. (I know that’s obvious but there’s nothing quite as disappointing as making something completely the wrong size!)
The first sock took me 2 days to make, and whilst making it I realised why I don’t knit very much. It only had 44 stitches in the round but it’s a lot harder to keep track of them than the 1 stitch you work with at a time in crochet! (Double pointed needles add an extra challenge to keeping all of the stitches where they are meant to be.)
However, I learned a lot about sock construction and picking up stitches, so it was worth doing. The best part was when I tried it on and it was a perfect fit! Now to make another one exactly the same. Wish me luck!
Wonderful sock! Good luck with the next one 🙂
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Thank you! Hoping it looks vaguely the same!
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It’s a beautiful sock! Good luck with its pair 🙂
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Thank you, I must confess it is making me a bit nervous!
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I wish you the best of luck! Counting stitches…I would forget! Love the colors, looks very comfy! Great Christmas gifts…handmade with love~
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Thank you, it is really comfy. Looking forward to having a pair!
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Wonderful!!!
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Great sock. Good luck with the other one. Knitting scares me – I’ve tried and failed sufficiently enough not to be enticed back easily 🙂
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Thank you! It can be tricky, but it’s lovely when you get it right. 😊
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Ooh good sock! I have heard they are quite tricky to make – m mum still shivers when she mentions shaping the heel!! Here’s to the safe delivery of an identical twin.
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Haha, I suspect it may be a prolonged labour, 5th birthday party prep is in full flow now!
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Hope the celebrations go well!
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Thank you, I’m feeling the pressure of putting on a party for 30 children now!
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This is a lovely sock, I do hope the other one matches. I would really like to try sock making (perhaps this coming autumn would be a good time to start). I can’t crochet but knitting I can manage and just 44stitches, I think I might be able to manage that too (or not, of course) but I’ll try. Thank you for the inspiration.
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Thank you, I’m hoping for a good match. 44 isn’t too many to keep track of, it’s just when you’ve got 8 ends of needles they can drop off that panic sets in! 😊
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I love the colours! I think that with, so many needles, I would panic as well. Good luck with the second one 🙂
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Thank you, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for one that looks broadly similar to the first!
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Many double-pointed needles is the main reason I don’t knit socks. Your sock turned out awesome! Great job! I would have never known it was your first sock. Love the colors, too.
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Thank you, it’s a fabulous variegated yarn, I must find the ball label so I know how to look after it properly. 😊
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It’s lovely, good luck with a matching pair. I could never get to grips with DPNs or knitting in the round. I will keep trying though xx
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Thank you. You kind of get into a routine of rearranging all of the needles and it works somehow! Have another go. x
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I’ll keep trying x
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Make sure you blog about it when you make something awesome! x
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what a beautiful pair of socks-you are so talented!
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Thank you, I’m hoping the other one looks vaguely similar!
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hahaha! well if it doesn’t you will be in style-at least in the U.S. !
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Haha! There won’t be a perfect colour match in terms of stripes but it’s the same wool, that’ll do for me!
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Wow! It’s hard to believe that’s your first sock. Good job! Time to get going on the second one. 🙂
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Thank you, I’ve started it! 😊
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Thank you! 😊
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Cute! I’ve nominated you for the Real Neat Blog Award! See my post about it here: https://woodsowild.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/real-neat-blog-award-a-first/
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Thank you! That’s lovely, I’ll pop over and have a look. 😊
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