I finished the second sock! These came together very easily and I might be a convert to toe up construction.

There are some great instructions here.

I finished my sock. I cast off using Elizabeth Zimmerman’s sewn cast off, which worked a treat – I should have used this method on this – it might have stretched over their heads!

Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Sewn Cast Off

 Cut your yarn so the tail is about three times as long as the knitting and thread it onto a blunt needle.

*Insert the needle into the first 2 stitches on the knitting needle as if to purl and draw the yarn through.

Reinsert the needle into the first stitch on the knitting needle as if to knit, draw the yarn through and slip the stitch off.*

Repeat from * to *.

You can find instructions for this method in Knitting Without Tears  and I am sure there are a few youtube videos demonstrating it as well.

Now I just need to do the second sock.

The first sock is practically complete. I just have to cast off – apparently there is a good method in Knitting Without Tears..

I’m onto the leg! There’s a bit of a hole where I rejoined the heel to the instep, so I might need to do something else on sock two.

The pattern on the instep and leg is a cross stitch rib (see below)

Cross Stitch Rib – Multiples of 3 stitches

R1:  *Skip 1st stitch, knit into second stitch, knit into skipped stitch and then slip both stitches off the needle, P1, repeat from * to end of round.

R2: *K2, P1, repeat from * to end of round

I’ve turned the heel on my sock and now I’m knitting the heel flap (opposite to when you knit from the cuff down).

So far so good – although I think I am in a bit of denial as to how big this sock is going to be! Also, a fifth needle would be really handy – why don’t they come with a fifth needle bamboo needles do?

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I’ve made a bit of progress on my sock.

It is turning out to be quite large, but I think that will be OK. I’m not quite up to the ankle/gusset part yet and I am intrigued as to how that will go.

We went here to escape the heat. We all had a lovely time; collecting shells, swimming in the pool and the Australia Day fireworks were spectacular.

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I decided it was time for a new sock knitting challenge (obviously not a pair a month because I failed that one!). I’ve never made toe up socks and so I decided it was time. I watched the DVD that came with the Sock Masterclass, which made it look extremely easy (of course) plus I liked the idea of being able to stop when you’ve had enough (once you’re on the leg).

 I found a series of lessons here and I’m giving it a go – I’m pleasantly surprised so far. I think I only had to try casting on twice and I found instructions on symmetrical increases in the Sock Masterclass book – now I just have to work out the heel and gusset bits.

The yarn is just a patons classic 8 ply.

A new sock project. As Miss P likes hand knitted socks and she has grown out of her other ones, it is time to knit her more socks. It is just going to to be a simple sock.

The yarn is Online supersocke summer colour 1326.

I finished the socks!

I’m going to have a bit of a break from sock knitting because I want to knit something else – I’m going to use my 12 ply yarn from here.

On a completely different note what is the difference between SSK and K2tog tbl?

Oh dear! A pair of socks a month has completely fallen by the wayside.

I have finished one sock and I’m about a quarter of the way through the other! I’ve been watching North and South while knitting – what a fantastic adaptation)

On a completely different topic I did buy some lovely Alpaca yarn while on holiday in Balingup (shade 940) .