SewWitty » the knitting olympics http://sewwitty.com Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:43:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Knitting Olympics – Sock Progress http://sewwitty.com/2010/02/15/the-knitting-olympics-sock-progress/ http://sewwitty.com/2010/02/15/the-knitting-olympics-sock-progress/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:34:48 +0000 SewWitty http://sewwitty.com/?p=823 sock1_2

I’ve knitted the band of the sock – now I need to start on the cable pattern.

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On my third attempt I managed to cast on 48 stitches and join it into a round without twisting.  Yes that’s right – my third attempt – surely I would  have been disqualified if I didn’t make it on my third attempt?

I think I’ve been overly ambitious with my plan. It suddenly occurred to me that I would need to make two socks!

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I finished my tension square. It works out at 8 stitches per inch, which according to my master pattern means I need to cast on 48 stitches.

This yarn seems quite tricky with which to knit; it’s very slippery and I keep putting the needle through the strand – I guess it’s meant to be a challenge.

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