Just a quick post to show you my progress ( or lack of) taking part in the 2022 Winwick Mum Sockalong.
You may remember my previous two pairs of hand knit socks which were made using the basic sock along - also via Winwick Mum.
However I followed that sock along recently when in fact it occurred back in 2015. Theres more on my purple socks here
https://brackencrafts.blogspot.com/2021/10/my-very-first-pair-of-knitted-socks.html
and green socks here. https://brackencrafts.blogspot.com/2021/12/green-socks-my-second-pair-of-hand.html
This time I am using the new ( and free) Mosaic socks pattern - by Winwick Mum. Again the idea is to use stashed yarns. I did have a look at proper sock yarn but its so expensive that unless I can afford quite a few balls I am better off trying to use my stashed yarns. The postage is as much as one ball of yarn! At some point I do need to buy some proper sock yarn but I need to be able to get about 6 balls to make it worth it. Or maybe visit an actual shop. Well for me thats such a novel idea and it has nothing to do with covid. I haven't been proper shopping for anything other than food since 2007! Also I still have about 20 balls of this ( bad buy!) lace weight kid mohair and the socks I already knitted from it are amazing.
I started these in pink and yellow with the yarn doubled (lace weight kid mohair as previously). But I had forgotten why I knitted the green in different shades - because its easier not to miss one of the threads when knitting! The green are silly and too thick though. I made holes in my fingers making them which meant I had to keep stopping to let my fingers heal. I should have knitted them as double knit or something!
I actually only need to knit the lace weight doubled to get the right thickness for sock yarn. So I decided having started in pink and yellow to change to pink/purple and yellow/green. Thats worked much better - though as you can see I left the original border in solid colours. But having completed one pattern repeat there is not enough contrast so I have now decided to go back to solid yellow but keep the pink/purple mix.
Once I get a bit further I will show you what it looks like. I am knitting so much slower than others doing this sockalong. Still never mind. So long as they get finished eventually.
Oh and also this time I have actually invested in circular needles. I cannot knit on the recommended size so ended up buying 3mm, 2.5mm, 2.25mm, 2.75mm and 2mm. These are meant to be knitted on 2.5mm. To get the tension I am using 2.00mm and they are so small! Still I have a great set of small circular needles now!
More next week on these. They are kind of going on in the background whilst still sewing as usual.
Take care
Bracken
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