Back to Process
So we all knew that the bragging about how this sock was such a quick knit and it was all about the product and la la la carefree knitting...was going to come back and bite me in the hiney. It's not that bad, really. Just that I'm starting to wear out the yarn in this one spot.
Here's what it looked like earlier today. I had four repeats done on the leg and I was cruising right along - I've got the pattern pretty much memorized and I had a few minutes this morning in the car while Julie was in pre-school and Sophie slept. Oh, see that white thing inside the sock? That's not my leg - it's a cheapskate sock-blocker that I made out of foam board for about two bucks. I wanted something to put it on when I display it at the store to help show off the lace a bit better. I may have to make another one a bit wider to stretch the sock out more and open it up.
Then, we came home, and after lunch I decided to try it on just to be sure. It looks nice, and feels nice once you get it on. The only trouble is that the just squeeks past my heel and I was afraid that over time I would end up ripping the things to shreds trying to get them on.
I thought hard for a little while. I took one more picture, this time showing Julie in her purple dress (of course!) in a state of mid-afternoon needing a nap but unwilling to take it.
Then, we all got in the car and I invented an errand for us to run so that both girls fell asleep and I had half an hour in peace to rip the damned thing back to the heel flap, fix the little problem with the cable increase that I mentioned yesterday, and start re-knitting the cuff on a size bigger needles. There was only a tiny bit of pain there as I ripped out this third attempt at the start of the cuff.
This better do the trick! I'm really surprised, on the one hand, that I'm having to take these measures, since I do not have the biggest instep on the planet. I normally knit straightforward short-row heels with no gusset and have no trouble getting them over my heels. On the other hand, I did have trouble getting the "skinny" version over my heels, and although the "fat" version has you add eight stitches, which should create an extra inch of fabric, it also includes a wider cable, which should suck that extra inch of fabric right back in. The bigger needles should make the fabric looser and solve the problem without affecting the wear of the sock. I'll go back down a needle size when I get to the ribbing at the top. At least I'm learning some lessons that I can pass along to my students when I teach the class!
And finally, here's Sophie standing around playing with the toy we call Piano-Dog while I sat around trying on the sock and banging my head against the proverbial wall. I'll give you one guess what I'm going to go do right now!
Here's what it looked like earlier today. I had four repeats done on the leg and I was cruising right along - I've got the pattern pretty much memorized and I had a few minutes this morning in the car while Julie was in pre-school and Sophie slept. Oh, see that white thing inside the sock? That's not my leg - it's a cheapskate sock-blocker that I made out of foam board for about two bucks. I wanted something to put it on when I display it at the store to help show off the lace a bit better. I may have to make another one a bit wider to stretch the sock out more and open it up.
Then, we came home, and after lunch I decided to try it on just to be sure. It looks nice, and feels nice once you get it on. The only trouble is that the just squeeks past my heel and I was afraid that over time I would end up ripping the things to shreds trying to get them on.
I thought hard for a little while. I took one more picture, this time showing Julie in her purple dress (of course!) in a state of mid-afternoon needing a nap but unwilling to take it.
Then, we all got in the car and I invented an errand for us to run so that both girls fell asleep and I had half an hour in peace to rip the damned thing back to the heel flap, fix the little problem with the cable increase that I mentioned yesterday, and start re-knitting the cuff on a size bigger needles. There was only a tiny bit of pain there as I ripped out this third attempt at the start of the cuff.
This better do the trick! I'm really surprised, on the one hand, that I'm having to take these measures, since I do not have the biggest instep on the planet. I normally knit straightforward short-row heels with no gusset and have no trouble getting them over my heels. On the other hand, I did have trouble getting the "skinny" version over my heels, and although the "fat" version has you add eight stitches, which should create an extra inch of fabric, it also includes a wider cable, which should suck that extra inch of fabric right back in. The bigger needles should make the fabric looser and solve the problem without affecting the wear of the sock. I'll go back down a needle size when I get to the ribbing at the top. At least I'm learning some lessons that I can pass along to my students when I teach the class!
And finally, here's Sophie standing around playing with the toy we call Piano-Dog while I sat around trying on the sock and banging my head against the proverbial wall. I'll give you one guess what I'm going to go do right now!
posted by Shelly Kang at 9:16 PM
3 Comments:
Thanks so much for checking out yesterday's post. I'm still at the bottom of the learning curve when it comes to blogging!
Your girls are so sweet. I love Sophie's hair up in that pony tail on top of her head. Good luck with the sock. I don't know where you get the patience. I'll give Mellie a hug from you. She ate all of her breakfast this morning - YAY!
I have seen that look on Katie's face before! It would be A LOT easier if she would just take a nap, too bad they don't understand that! Great job on the sock, the colorway is beautiful.
I've had the same problem with a pair of cable-cuff socks that I made but I've figured out the best way to put them on is to bunch up the cuff and cinch them on.
Your socks are beautiful.
Post a Comment
<< Home