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Socks! Finally!

30/9/2016

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 You probably won't remember, but round about the end of March, I started knitting a sock using a pattern from a library book. 

I've made a couple of pairs of socks before, with a straightforward beginner pattern, but this was a little more complex, with wavy edges, and a little lacy pattern, which I never quite got to grips with. 

In early June, I finished the first sock (hooray!) and cast on the second, which I then ignored for a considerable number of weeks. Fortunately, when I picked it up again, I still hadn't quite got the lacy bit of the pattern right, and so the second sock turned out just as puckery and wavy as the first one. 

Finally, this week, I finished the pair (you can see I'm not one for matching the stripes on each sock). 
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Look how cheerful they are, in all their stripey, unintentionally-knobbly cosiness! They're more hanging around in socks than socks to wear to work with your shoes, but it's always exciting to wear something you've made yourself. 

Sadly, I can't remember which book the pattern was from, which isn't that sad really as I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I mean, these were quite fun to knit, and relatively straightforward if you've knit socks before, but there were several points where the pattern was quite unclear and I had to make an educated guess (and not always the right one). 

Still, a cheerful new pair of cosy socks just in time for the weather to turn. Hooray! And if you're related to me, I'm sorry but given that it's taken me on average 3 months a sock, you probably won't be getting a pair of these for Christmas... 
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I do love knitting socks though, and I think I've found my next pattern. Prompted by the sock-related enthusiasm of Lucy at Attic24, I found my way to this sockalong tutorial, which has such clear instructions and pictures even I can't possibly go wrong. This time I'm actually going to measure my feet and see if I can make a pair I can wear in normal boots, rather than yet another snuggling on the sofa pair, cosy as they are. Just need to decide on a colour... 
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