Well, I was able to finish the second Camo Rib Sock on Thursday night at the Yarns R Us knit-in and anniversary/birthday party. (Today, April 19th, is the official third anniversary of the day Kim opened her shop — congrats Kim!) These were super-easy to make, knitted from the toe up on one 40-inch-long size US1 circular needle (“magic loop” method). I didn’t have a pattern, exactly — just followed the basic instructions written up by my knitting friend Donna for the toe-up sock class I took with her, and came up with my own stitch count for the toe, heel, ribbing, etc. The sole of the foot is a nice smooth stockinette, and the instep and leg are done in a 4×2 ribbing (very, very stretchy). The heel is done in short rows, and the cuff is finished with a sewn bind-off. The yarn is Lana Grossa Cool Wool Merino 2000 Print, color number 742. I started these on April 1 (no fooling, haha) and finished on April 17. Washed ‘em Friday night and wore them this morning so I could show them off to my cousins and Mom at breakfast.
And about that yarn… I mentioned this before in an earlier post, but it bears repeating. You can wash this stuff in the washing machine. No kidding. And would you also believe you can put it in the dryer? Yup, on low heat. And the socks didn’t shrink on me. (It’s worth noting that I washed them in cold water, in a mesh lingerie bag, and I have a frontloader washing machine. Took them out of the lingerie bag for the dryer. And the yarn is labeled “non-felting”.)
Wanna see a closeup? Click on the photo to the right.
I still have the second Corn Snake Sock to finish up — I just have a little ways to go till I get to the heel, but with three hours of riding in the car tomorrow, I think I should get past that point and maybe into the gusset.
Up next is some charity knitting for Relay for Life and church.
