Sockapalooza

As I mentioned recently, I've been on a bit of a sock kick lately.  Yesterday I finished this pair out of Trekking:

Trekking is wonderful in many ways, not least of which is its generous yardage.  These came out a bit too big around, and I made them taller than my usual socks with a 1.5" hem, and I still had plenty of yarn left over.

I knit them from the toe up, and I knit both socks at once on two circular needles.  I'm weighing the benefits of knitting two socks at the same time.  On the one hand, it eliminates the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome, to which I am highly susceptible.  On the other hand, it takes away some of the portability, since I found it important to do half a round of one and half a round of the other, with no stopping, lest I forget which direction I was going and accidentally make more rows on one than the other (rather like knitting two sleeves at the same time). 

I knit the heels last, as an "afterthought heel."  These are similar to a toe of a top-down sock, and I think I prefer them to short-row heels, especially when using striping or patterning yarn. 

As soon as I finished this pair, I cast on for my next pair, out of a yarn called Crazy.  This time I'm just doing one at a time, but still from the toe up.  It's going faster, as the yarn is thicker than Trekking, and I'm using size 2 needles instead of 1's.  (It's funny how size 2's seem like big needles after all that time on 1's, and even 0's for the hem.)  I tried on the sock in progress last night, and I think this is a little too big also, so I'll probably rip back.  When I was trying it on, Scott thought it looked like a hat on my foot... then things got really silly...

SockFace wishes you a Happy New Year!

Comments

[Amy Boogie]

Sock face looks hungry.

I'm working on my first pair of 2 socks at once and I can't figure out if I like it that way or not. Of course I do have another pair for on the go knitting.

Happy New Year!

[julia fc]

very funny. I have never seen that before. Happy New Year.

[Tam]

Happy New Year, SockFace and family!

[marti]

that was very cute. i think my husband almost lost it when he walked by and i was just looking at your blog. thanks for the great chuckle! and have a happy new year!