Socks and More Socks???

Ok, I finally finished my first pair of socks and after I finished grafting the toe I vowed to never knit another pair again!  I may have to eat those words.  Why?  Because after several wears - I just luv my socks!  I luv how toasty they keep my feet and I luv the funky colors in the Koigu PPPM.

I attempted to knit my first pair over two years ago when I spent a winter in mighty cold Minnesota!  The kind folks at Needlework Unlimited hooked me up with the Koigu and a pattern.  The pattern was a toe up one and I did fine until I had to turn for the heel and then I just gave up and put the socks in my basket along with all the other UFOs.  Poor things!  Then out of nowhere everyone was on a sock crave.  Sockpalooza etc.  So I decided to dive into that UFO basket and save my forgotten Sock!  Only problem was I misplaced the pattern and I lost one of the dp needles.  I decided this was not going to stop me and I started fresh.  I bought the book Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles which I think was an absolute waste of the $16.95 price. It's a good thing that I am an experienced knitter and someone who can interpret patterns quite well.  This book is not for those who need visuals to learn a technique - it does not spell anything out for you.  I suggest saving your moola for two skeins of Kiogu and posting to a "stitch and bitch" group or going to your LYS to see if anyone is willing to take a few seconds to show you how.  Because the technique is rather simple and very slick.  Your joins will be tight and fluid.  I actually am so happy I learned this, that I use it for alot of other items I need to knit in the round. I used the pattern in the book for the simple sock.  It's a fully ribbed sock so it's nice to use if you don't know the exact measurement of someones foot or for those who might have wide feet and large calfs (not that there is anything wrong with that - I would fall into that category!).

Here's what the sock looks like on the two needles as it is being worked.

It takes a long time to knit socks using the simple sock pattern because the whole thing is ribbed.  K2, P2 I swear I was like man I am never going to finish these things!!
But now - I am contemplating giving it another go - maybe attempting with another pattern.  Stay tuned for further developments......

Comments

[turtlegirl76]

I am in the process of my first pair of socks too, and I also used the "Simple Socks" pattern from Socks Soar. I think the book was worth it, but only insofar as I had to buy 2 #2 Addis to go with it and it finally got me off my butt to actually start the socks instead of talking about wanting to make them. Her math was screwy to me for the Simple Socks (I used the 60 stitch women's version). Like, 30 and 30 on each needle, leaves you starting the second needle with P2 which is just - no, no no no no! You don't do that! So I switched to 32 and 28 on each needle until I turned the heel. And by the looks of that last pic, I'm at the exact same point. I'm ready to start the heel flap on my second sock. I started the pair on Saturday. So far, so good!

[Theresa]

I agree - the book seems to have very little that isn't available online or elsewhere for free. But warm toasty socks are always a good thing!