On the foot, the pattern still wants to spiral, but in order for the sock to fit correctly, it HAS to stay straight up the instep. Also, the edging is curling a bit. These are things I'm hoping will block out.
I cast on immediately for the second sock, like a good girl, lol. Not too far there - just the CO and first row. Nothing to see.
Oh! I forgot to take a picture (yet), but I found an old wooden sock blocker at a yard sale today! It even has the former owner's name written on it - L. Mollot. It has a crack in it, tho. I don't know if it can be used like that or if some wood glue is in order (or would wreck it entirely).
And then I went to Target and got a couple placemats to make a new pair anyway. I have one I made from a wire hanger that works pretty well, but I don't tend to keep wire hangers around (haaaaaaate them), so I can't make a second one. Plus, I want to make a pair for my sock pal. She seems to be rather experienced sock knitter, so she may have sock blockers already. But hey, it's fun and homemade, so why not?
I hope to get the Nettie pattern up later today. No one signed up for the class, probably because I never made it to the yarn store (gasp!) to give them the sample. I do have 4 kids plus my Girl signed up for the Kids Club that will run on Saturdays, so that's good. I hope they enjoy the class and learn a lot!
2 comments:
oh those are purdy!!!!!
The socks look cool!
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