I finished them!
Wanna see?
Sure you do!
Note to self: shave legs before modeling socks next time
Aren’t they sweet?
I love them!
Sorry for the photography in this post. I didn’t have the BC13 to take the pics today… something about him having to go to school instead of staying here to be my lackey photographer??? What’s that about? Ah, well, we make do. Luckily, even my limited reach and the realities of shooting socks that I’m also wearing cannot make these socks less than wonderful.
I love them.
They’re the cover socks from Wendy Johnson’s Socks from the Toe Up, a pattern known as Hearts and Flowers.
Most notable mod: I made them a couple of pattern repeats longer than in the book, and I added an 18-row k1p1 ribbing at the top, for extra cling. (Mostly ’cause I don’t trust my own knitting, not as a reflection on the pattern.) I sure hope Wendy (should she ever find out) doesn’t mind.
Yes, there was indeed yarn left over, probably enough to have done yet another pattern repeat (20 rows) with no problems. 420 meters, y’all. That’s a lot of yarn.
Chewie decided to interfere help me with the photo shoot, with this result:
Um, hello? Think you could lay down or move or something?
The flash was too bright for the kitty, so I turned it off and took another shot. Here’s Chewie in all his tolerant glory. Oh, there might be some socks in there, plus a subtle clue about my sophisticated photographic setup and backdrop material. Check it out:
Isn't he lovely?
Fun stuff!
The ribbing and bindoff process took about 6 hours, give or take, bringing the total knitting time to 48 hours, spread out over 14 days. I don’t know where that falls on the speed spectrum for knitting a full pair of socks, but it felt pretty quick to me.
Now the big question is: what do I knit next?
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