Oh My Oh my

These have to be the baddest socks I have ever seen. Check em out.

here by Maia Spins

i wish I could get a picture here on my site but this is the best i can do. You will drool over them.

What a Black Sock

Same pictures all over the place 5 x.

OKAY... A bit better but still nervous. Will be doing these socks to have a basic pair. Just knit and do the heels correct and measure correct for the heel to begin.

On to Black

I'm on to Black socks now. I just learned how to do Judy's Magic Cast on and I love it much better then Figure 8 Cast on. It's much neater and it just works better. So, that's my new cast on for toes. I'm doing the increase also, this time before the last stitch by picking up the bar inbetween the stitches and knitting that stitch and then, knit the last stitch. So far, I'm happy. Now to see what I get for a gauge later on to determine how many stitches I get per inch.

Peace is done

Peace to you 2

Well, it's coming fantastic. I have only one complaint, I don't like k 3 tog. Not at all. very slow going. The pattern repeats are better then my Monkey Sock. The heel, better then the last sock and I thought that was good. This is a total keeper, no flap, just short row heels no raps and so easy, no counting, no losing your spot. I love it. I'm making sure i remember this one by blogging about it. Great heel

Knitting Socks

Wow, Oh wow. I stepped on an ant hill. I just listened to a PodCast on knitting socks. My oh my. So much to learn. I don't know what a colorway is, a yarn without nylon is not good for socking. The different weights of sock yarn. Pooling and gauge, oh some say you have to know it, some say, it don't matter, just bluntly like that. i'm still on the fence because for somee reason, my socks fit me regardless of the gauge in the pattern. The Daily Om said, I don't have to be afraid to say, I don't know something. I don't know gauge. I know it's a calculation but I can't see how I get gauge, someone with a size 9 get the same gauge and the sock fit, why because they cast on more stitches?? I just don't get it.

I'm making another I guess not so good quality pair of socks but you know what??? I'm glad i'm using Sernity Sock Yarn. I'm glad I used Red Heart Heart and Sole.. I'm learning and I"m not wasting yarn or money. I'm learning terminology, I'm learning patterns, I'm learning how to do heels and I was not afraid to RIP OUT OR CUT OUT, because of the Yarn I was using. I have to stop comparing again to people who have been knitting for a few years. I am not the only one that has only started making socks this year so, . I'm just going to have to ask. I will ask about the yarn at the Yarn store though for my next pair of socks. Here is Jade, checking out the yarn already. lol, BTW: that's Eileen holding Jade from her LYS SheepSkate

Peace to you

I'm now ready to do my Peace Socks a la Wendy Johnson. So far I have cast on my 27 stitches, Magic loop, Deborah Norville yarn in Paprika, size 2 needle.

1. Cast on was different. There are no just knit rows in between the increase rows. Just keep increasing and then right into the pattern.

Sock Blocker

I found a web site to make your own sock blockers. Very easy and they work fabulously look here.

and here is my finished project. Came out pretty darn cool.

Yo yo yo Toasted Almonds

They are done, They are on time. They are great!!! I did it and even better.
1. Learned new heel thanks to Charisma and Priscilla Wilds heels
2. I did easy k3,p1 rib stitch
3. Cast on 10 for the toe with Silva's directions
4. Cast off binding, the best by Grumperina
5. Harmony needle size 2

Size 2 Harmony
Toasted Almond Heart and Sole
Cast on 10
Increase to 28
3x1 rib

Toasted Almonds

Coming up. Cast on today, toe up. Still not decided how it will go but,, it's on!!!

Toasted Almonds

Coming up. Cast on today, toe up. Still not decided how it will go but,, it's on!!!

It is done

All is well. This went so wonderfully well. I just can't say enough about this sock pattern. I am finished. I just have to weave in my tail and get the pictures up, but.. by now, you see the pictures:)
I had such a good time doing these, only one dread factor and that was the heel but once shown, I flew in it. !! love to do this again. The lace, awesome. Ready for my next one for sure. :)here is the link to how to take the socks off the needles with stretchy technique. for some reason the link won't work so here it is in html. http://letsknit2gether. Size 2 Harmony

Update

I took out 24 or so rows because I had gone to far again. I think this is the second time I figured, ah ah, something wrong here. Going and going and sock getting longer before coming to the heel. They said to stop at where ankle meets foot but you really should say at end of arch, more like it. So, here we go again. I think now I"m about who knows 2 days behind schedule. So now lets see if I can finish by Thursday, Let's try for it. Now that I've taken it out 2 x's i feel I know what I'm doing now as far as stitches and that is a more comfortable knit.

April 4

Well, it's almost a week, I may have to back up a bit more as I think the heel is right where it should be but I have more rows to go and to me,that will make it too big. so, I'm awaiting help.... !!!!!

Sit and Wait

It's called, I'm stuck. I don't know what to do. I want to do it right so...what are your options? You go forward and risk doing something incorrect and then have to go to the pond or you can ask your questions on a very well organized knitting forum and get the correct way of doing something so you won't have to go to the pond.

I say, sit and wait. You know what the pond is like and you don't like it there. They have all kinda bugs there that can get on your stitches and you don't want that. So, I say, sit and wait. It will come together before the day is through and that's what you want, the right thing to do.

Marthaknits

I have to brag on this lady today. Marthknits from Ravelry sent me this site..... Techknittingand it is a God Send for sure. I can now see what the stitches are doing and how they have to be done the way the pattern is written.I knew there was a reason but I did not understand it, even in doing the stitch. So thank you Marthaknits for stepping in right on time.