As I'm supposed to be making 52 pairs of socks this year of course I made socks. The yarn is lovely to work with and though it feels a little rough at first after a gentle wash in some soak it softens up beautifully.
I made these socks toe up, using Judy's Magic cast on for the toes. I cast on 18 stitches and increased every other round using YOs knitted through the back loop to 36 stitches on 3.75mm needles. They have a standard heel flap and gusset and were very quick to knit, taking one evening per sock.
I gave this pair to my Mother in Law for Christmas and she is very happy with them. Though she loves all my knitting and often contemplates nicking things I have made for other people like some yarny magpie.
The socks used one skein of grey and one of purple. I think I'll make a pair for myself as they make great house or hiking socks.
3 comments:
Glad you finally got a Christmas and I hope you're over the flu now. Awful dose...
Those socks are fab! So pleased you liked the yarn, it's great stuff. I'm useless with socks but think I could manage these as they're in aran weight. You're right they'd be perfect as hiking socks.
Love them! They are gorgeous!
Many thanks for an excellent post
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