Unfortunately I have not had much time for sewing, but I have been knitting.
I finally finished the socks that I posted about here. I started these back in April and I've only just finished the second one!
The socks are knitted using a simple cable pattern that came free with Simply Knitting. The socks are designed by Jane Burns, and are knitted on four needles.
The cuff features a twisted rib and then the main sock is knitted with a cable at the front and the back. The heel is reinforced with slip stitch.
Unfortunately the pattern had some errors so thank god for Ravelry. Luckily another knitter had made these, and had made notes on how to work these correctly as the pattern had me scratching my head.
I did not use the yarn specified in the pattern, Instead I used a funky variegated 4ply from my stash..
The pattern also specified 3mm needles, however if I was to knit these again I think I would size down to 2.5mm as socks should be knit a bit firmer in my opinion. The needles I used were 15 cm Knitpro Zing double-pointed needles which come in a range of funky colours.
All in all I'm pretty pleased with these socks. It's a pity it took me so long to knit the second one. I'm seriously considering investigating how to knit two at a time socks on circular needles to see if this will help with second sock syndrome!
If you knit socks I'd love to know if you are a two at a time knitter or how you combat second sock syndrome!
Catherine x
