Knee-highs!
I finished these on Thursday night. Weaved in the last end and ceremoniously put them on my feet. I turned to my husband and asked, “Like my new socks?” His response was, “Did you buy those?” I said, “No. I’ve been sitting here working on them for the past two weeks.” He couldn’t believe that I knitted them.
Here are the specs:
Pattern: “Evening stockings for a young lady.” From the book, Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush.
Yarn: Knitpicks Essential. About two and a half balls.
Needles: Clover size 1 bamboo dpns.
Started: August 1st, 2006
Finished: August 17th, 2006
I really enjoyed knitting these socks. I almost suffered from 2nd sock syndrome but cast on for sock #2 before I could really even think about it. That cured The Dreaded Syndrome. I love “Knitting Vintage Socks.” I almost can’t wait to start on another pattern from the book. But I think I will wait until Socktoberfest since I’ve got lots of other things to finish up.
Like this:
I had tucked this disaster in the closet and forgotten about it. When I looked in there for some yarn I saw it and realized that this was, indeed, a neutral project. So what the hell. I thought I’d finish it up for August.
Yes, I have frogged and restarted. I was going to try knitting it as a seamless sweater but as I thought about what the hell I was going to do about the arms I realized I should just start over and follow the directions. I’m not skilled enough yet to figure this shit out on my own.
So there you go. Happy Monday.
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