Socks : The Pain of Frogging - 11 July 2024
I’ve been delaying the ‘frogging or unravelling’ of this 'failed' sock. To clarify : I had not finished the sock yet so it's not 'failed' but after what happened to the other pair of socks I decided to take drastic action to prevent future disappointment. I’ve also been searching for possible ways to avoid the inevitable.
A couple of days ago I took my sock project bag with me on a short trip and while I sat waiting I ‘frogged’ the whole thing. I’d already knitted this far and I’d completed the other sock cuff band too.
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When you unravel knitting you get very curly yarn. You then have to decide if you are going to wash it or knit it as it comes.
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You can clearly see the curly yarn above. Sometimes the knitting looks a bit messy if you just knit it without washing it, but I think I’ll risk that and see what happens.
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That went really fast ! I’m about to start on the culprit : the 100 % wool ribbing of the cuff.
Let’s now hope that I can just get on with proper sock knitting. The disappointment didn’t last long because I started again straight away. I'm also very keen to try out a new knitting technique which involves a different way of casting on than just using the cable cast on.
Normally when I cast on for socks I just use the long tail cast on :
This is the recommended method of all the sock instructions I’ve seen and followed because the result is stretchy and therefore suitable for a garment that needs to adjust to your lower calf contour.
I don’t normally use the cable cast on method when making socks because the result is not stretchy but it’s suitable for cardigans or sleeves so theoretically they don’t give so much :
Finally here’s the method I will be using this time : the alternating cast-on method :
Since watching the above video I’ve noticed that one of the You Tubers I watch and who makes many wonderful socks referred to this cast on method so it must be good enough ( I will try it anyway !)
My first attempt looked a bit messy but I'll persevere and will come back to show my progress.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you, @steemcurator06 !
El que persevera alcanza.
Saludos y suerte..!