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April 18, 2004
A benefit of active participation in sports
Of course, I'm talking about my KIDS' sports not mine. Yes, you get to sit and knit socks.
Here's what I completed yesterday, thanks to a soccer game:
I used the following new techniques from the "Warm Feet Cool Socks" book by Lucy Neatby:
- Provisional cast-on, making a tubular edge on the cuff. Good directions, good result. I will use this technique in my knitting from now on. Awesome!
- Short row garter stitch heels and toes. Hmmm, not so sure about these. I'm wearing the socks right now as I type this, and I can feel the garter stitch ridges around my heels and toes. I imagine the feeling will only get worse once I put on a shoe and the ridges start to actually dig in. But I'll give it a try. Plus, I don't think it's a very attractive feature, at least with this choice of yarn. And finally, it can only be done with dpn's, and that's not a fun way to knit, at least for me.
Next stripey sock, I'm going to try an "afterthought heel." I found some stunning examples of this while surfing around the knit blogs yesterday. Take a look at Loose Ends and Urbanspinner. I'm also anxious to start looking for the stunning yarns that these women are using to great effect! Wow!