I’ve started so I hope to finish!!
By Kevin
@kevin1877uk (36988)
January 30, 2018 4:28pm CST
I’ve started so I hope to finish!!
It seems that I knit for everyone else except me, I can’t remember the last time I did knit something for myself. I‘ve decided on knitting myself a pair of socks.
Yes, a pair of socks, I’ve only ever knitted one sock before and that was maybe 10 years ago. It’s called two sock syndrome where you knit one sock but never knit the second. Many people knit 2 at a time socks, doing the cuff on both socks then the leg followed by the heel, the foot and then finishing both socks with the toe.
I always have multi projects on the go, I think I have 6 at the moment in various stages, I really need to get finished but I hope to finish a pair of socks for myself sometime this year, that would be nice.
The yarn I’m using is 75% fine superwash Merino wool and 25% Nylon and cost £11 ($15.50) for 100g in the colour Sugilite.
The photo is one I've started and just finished the cuff, now onto the leg.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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17 Feb 18
It's not often I knit for myself and it would be nice to have a pair of knitted socks
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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20 Feb 18
@Hannihar I have almost one done lol, just the foot to do and toes.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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1 Feb 18
@shaggin I think over the years, yarn as become more expensive but not totally sure, never had lovely merino wool, superwash, bamboo, hand dyed yarn or any other wonderful yarns you can get these days back then.
I have Knitcrate each month and they sent me some yarn made with 32% nettle, see photo wonderful colours
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 18
That's not the expensive yarn I do have, I have some way more, I have some of upwards of $30 for 100grams Yarn can be expensive for good quality hand dyed yarn.
Then you get cheaper yarn for the likes of Hobbycraft here in the UK or Hobby Lobby, Micheal or Joannes over there.
I'm on the leg part of one sock and I will take a photo once the leg is done.
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@bluerubymoon53 (3286)
• United States
2 Feb 18
I like the color of the yarn that you are using. I'm not too crazy about knitting socks on a magic loop nor two-at-a-time. It took about 4 or 5 socks for me to get used to using DPNs. I just finished the first sock from a pattern in the sock knitting club that I joined last month.
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@bluerubymoon53 (3286)
• United States
3 Feb 18
@kevin1877uk When I start a sock on DPNs, it's a bit fiddly until about 10 rows are complete. Then it's smooth going after that.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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4 Feb 18
@bluerubymoon53 The smallest DPN's I've got are 3.75mm and one gone missing, I need to buy me new ones.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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3 Feb 18
I guess it does take a few to get going, getting the right pattern and which heel to use and so on.
I don't have any smaller DPN's the smallest I have is 4mm, Maybe on my next lot of socks I might use DPN, get some from Amazon.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
30 Jan 18
Now is this sock going to match the one from ten years ago, or are you starting a whole new pair?
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 18
LOL so funny if only it was. No this will hopefully with be a pair. I guessed if I wrote about it, it would make to do it. It's just so easy to put it to one side and leave and get other things done, but it would be nice to be able to say Yes I have knitted one pair of socks.
@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I think a hat seems a better plan and much easier to do lol. If I only knit one again I won't bother trying again, well I don't think so, but no I need to stay positive about making a pair.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
31 Jan 18
@kevin1877uk Well if you do end up only knitting one again you can do one of two things. Either save the single sock and hope to finish it some day (along with some matching yarn to knit with), or just say forget it altogether and next time knit yourself a hat!
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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3 Feb 18
Yarn can be expensive, that nothing to some yarns I have costing upwards of $30 and you can pay even more depending on what you are buying.
Thank you for viewing my store :)
It's good to knit for yourself, what do you knit?
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 18
Thank you, I used to knit things for my Action men when I was 9 or 10.
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@rheicel (7065)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
@kevin1877uk Wow, that's how young you've started knitting?
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 18
Thank you, I'm sure I will finish one at least if not two lol.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
1 Feb 18
I am not good at knitting. I have tried it and I just can't get the concept or hand coordination down. I hope your able to finish this project for yourself.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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1 Feb 18
I hope so and I'm sure I will do, fingers crossed.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
31 Jan 18
i don't knit or crochet but it was interesting to know about the two-sock syndrome. hope you get to finish it. and i like this picture, too.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Jan 18
Thank you, I think because there is so much work that goes into making one then you need to make another.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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30 Jan 18
Yeah, I know what you mean there. I leave fiddly things to do in better daylight rather than house lights.
