The Knitter's Book of Socks

The Knitter's Book of Socks: The Yarn Lover's Ultimate Guide to Creating Socks That Fit Well, Feel Great, and Last a Lifetime | Clara Parkes

Sock #1 is finished, a little big but it turned out pretty well for my first sock! Stoney is unimpressed. Yarn is Whimsical Woods Pixie Sock in "Cheshire Cat." #knittersoflitsy #catsoflitsy

Bookzombie Cute sock! 5y

rretzler 😻 I‘m halfway through my first sock and tired of the tiny little needles so I‘m taking a break from the sock with some blankets. Very nice sock! (edited) 5y

WhatWouldJaneDo @rretzler thanks! Small work like this definitely makes my hands get tired faster. Debating whether to start the mate or make a one skein cowl I just got supplies for next. 5y

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Chrissyreadit It‘s pretty! Does it feel good? 5y

julesG @rretzler Knitting socks and then moving on to a project that requires larger needles always feels like knitting with tree trunks at the start. 5y

julesG Great achievement! Your first sock is looking good! 5y

rather_be_reading love it 😍 5y

rabbitprincess Awesome work! 😊 5y

rretzler @julesG 😂 I don‘t even mind the size 6s that I‘m using for a couple of other projects - the size 2s were driving me crazy because I had to pay too much attention! 5y

WhatWouldJaneDo @julesG right?! I've been using 1s for my socks and now I'm making a cowl on 6s and the gauge seems MASSIVE. 5y

WhatWouldJaneDo @Bookzombie @rather_be_reading @rabbitprincess thanks! @Chrissyreadit it feels pretty good, a bit looser around the heel than I was hoping but maybe if I wash them after I finish the second one they'll shape up a little. 5y

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WhatWouldJaneDo

The Knitter's Book of Socks: The Yarn Lover's Ultimate Guide to Creating Socks That Fit Well, Feel Great, and Last a Lifetime | Clara Parkes

Knitting is the best way to lure Stoney onto my lap, and when Stoney is getting snuggles Polly has to get in on the action. #catsoflitsy

Texreader ❤️❤️❤️😻 5y

Leftcoastzen 😻 5y

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WhatWouldJaneDo

The Knitter's Book of Socks: The Yarn Lover's Ultimate Guide to Creating Socks That Fit Well, Feel Great, and Last a Lifetime | Clara Parkes

When the top of your sock is on a four round repeat and the sole is on a three round repeat... #knittersoflitsy

rather_be_reading what are those gadgets on your fingers? 5y

julesG @rather_be_reading row counters, I'd guess. 5y

WhatWouldJaneDo @julesG @rather_be_reading yep, the pink one is counting rows for the pattern on the top of the sock and the green one is counting my increase rows on the sole. 5y

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julesG I admire this. I hate knitting socks. I make one pair per year. It's my perfectionism that makes me hate socks. I want them to be identical and get frustrated. It's stupid, I know, but I can't help it. 5y

WhatWouldJaneDo @julesG this is my first pair of socks (other than when, as a teenager when I was first starting to knit regularly, I started to make a pair out of some leftover boucle with no understanding of how yarn sizes worked and abandoned the project when it was obvious the "sock" was the size of a leg cast) but I figured if I can make gloves match up well enough it should be fine. It's still less stressful than matching up sleeves too! 5y

julesG Wristwarmers, sleeves, gloves, mittens, socks - I suffer from second 'sock' syndrome. My first pair of socks was so stiff, wrong yarn on too small DPNs, they could have doubled as shoes. 5y

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