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.
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Toe Up Sock Finished
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.
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My Sock is Almost Finished
The first sock is practically complete. I just have to cast off – apparently there is a good method in Knitting Without Tears..
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On the Home Stretch (at Least of the First Sock)
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
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Toe Up Sock
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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