Adventure in socks
It's a little hard to believe but in all my 30 years of knitting I never once knitted up socks. My colleague loves knitting socks as she likes they knit up so much faster than a sweater or a shawl and she experiences the joy of a finished project more often. For me I was always sure I'd choose to knit a sweater a 100 times before fighting these double pointed needles. The art of using dpns properly seems like magic to me. Like Mrs Weasley from Harry Potter who swings her wand and gets the needles to craft sweaters from yarn. I strongly believe that's how dpns work. I admire those capable of the magic to knit beautiful items with this mess of needles. I'm too clumsy for that. I loose stitches all the time or have big lines between them. Top down sweaters may wait months for their sleeves (rumor has it some even waited years). But I came across those tiny 25cm circular needles by knitpro recently and these shortened the sleeve waiting time for my sweaters immensely. 😉
Since then I started wondering about socks. With these short needles or Magic Loop method socks seemed manageable. By chance and universes hidden magic DieDreivomBlog announced a knitalong for socks for August. The charming leadership by Jetztkochtsieauchnoch, feinmotorik.blogspot and feierabendfrickeleien inspired me to embark on this adventure. August seemed like a magic month to try something new as last year during the Olympic games (better known as Ravellenic Games among knitters😉) I designed a shawl for the first time and published the pattern
The pattern for my first ever socks was quickly found with the Mirrorwork Socks by Thewoolclub. And from my above mentioned shawl I had beautiful purple sock yarn in my stash.
I believe I neglected to mention that purple is my all time favourite colour and with the yarn another circle for August adventures felt completed.
August came and with these Judy's Magic Cast on which I never heard before. But the riches of today's technologies provides me with video tutorials🤗
Instead of the dpns or Magic Loop method I opted for two circular needles and after the first few annoying rounds I found a rhythm.
A week later I am very pleased that with the encouragement by DieDreivomBlog and a lovely group of fellow knitters I finished my first ever sock and started the second one. I loved the experience.
Thank you so much DieDreivomBlog for inspiring me to this adventure.
All my love
Anja
wow knitting..... I so like the look and drape of knitted items, but I started with crochet and since then knitting seems so slow and so complicated to me. But I am learning (slooooowly) and similar to you I am a sweater maker (perhaps you are now lost to the socks :-D) I now want to repreat a simple top-down raglan cardi I already tried, but I also hate äähhh dont like to work with dpn, but sadly the very short circular needles I bought instead don't behave as I hoped. Do you have a recommendation how to learn to work with this short circulars? Or is there a possibility to work the sleeves flat although it is a top-down construction? Knitting is so confusing (for me)
But most important: Congratulations for your pattern release!!! It is beautiful.
Thank you for your kind words. I am totally sure I won't be lost to socks😂 I've way to many beautuful sweaters on my ravelry queue. I've got small hands so I don't mind the small circular needles so much and they definitely better than dpns. With these socks I find that two longer circular needles work good for me and I will try that for my next sleeves aswell. It is totally possible to work the sleeves flat on a top down sweater. I'd cast on 2 more stitches under the arm than the pattern asks for and than work flat. For me it's just that I'm not a fan if seaming either😉
Yes sewing is sh***, but bettern than dpns... :-D As I am not a experienced knitter: do you knit the sleeves on a top down garnment in the life stitches of the shoulder and just let the side seem open? or do you knit the sleeves seperately and cast of the shoulder stitches before knitting the body?
Wow this is Amazing @alabastercraftin! I am so excited that you joined us in sharing your needlework art, thank you! Congratulations on such a Wonderful accomplishment of having your pattern published! I love the designs in both your shawl and socks. That deep purple is soooo pretty! I look forward to seeing more of your work. 😊 Seeing art like this encourages me more to try new things. I am passionate about my crochet but I do have plans to learn how to knit and I'm currently learning how to sew.
Thank you for your lovely comment. I've seen the most beautiful crochet needlework art and it makes my heart sing to see the love that is woven into these yarn gems. I'm looking forward to explore them more. Congratulations on learning sewing. That's still on my adventure list🌟
You are very welcome. Seeing the work of this lovely art makes me happy too! Thank you! I haven't mastered it at all. I'm just in the beginning stages of learning it. 😊
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