Socknitting Curse
Quick reminder! Just a few hours left to leave a comment for a chance to win some lovely Socks That Rock. Oh, and I want to clarify something—it’s my first blogiversary. I used this domain for something else during the first 3-4 years. : )
I started new Project Spectrum socks with the Fortissima I bought earlier this year. I love the striping and colors. The gray, white and blues are very ‘wintery.’
Last week, I knit the first instep.
And this week another.
But no matter which heel I try (third one so far), they won’t fit. Augh! I need to rip them back and try more gusset increases. Not now though. They need to stay out of sight for a while.
Yesterday, the second-round pattern for Sock Madness was released, and since it uses sportweight, I thought I’d give it a go with another of the “Italian” sock yarns.*
Unfortunately, I messed up: I forgot to knit plain the alternate rounds. Oof! At that point, I dropped everything and just went to bed.
Today, it occurred to me that I might have cursed myself by frogging my Mad Cows and moving on to new projects immediately. In the past, when I’ve knit socks, I always finished them, always. If I didn’t like them or they didn’t fit, I gave them away.
I recalled the yarn Louise sent when I won her contest,* so I decided to knit raspberry and tweed Mad Cows. Good idea, right?
Uh oh, one teeny problem: the vintage Patons Kroy is much thinner and loosely plied than the current sportweight Kroy. The tweed yarn is more similar to the newer Kroy so I put it aside for another project. After stash-diving, I came up with a lone, blue skein of Henry’s Attic Kona Superwash sent by Jenifer (from Sock Wars).
We’ll see how this goes!
*Here are the yarns I’m talking about. I figured it would be easier to show them here again, rather than linking and making you go look at different posts. :) As usual, click for bigger.
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Good luck, after a rough start! I do like the socks you’re knitting now - great colors. I’m NOT going to imagine how those colors would taste as comingled flavors…
Yes, they do look like boysenberry sorbet and raspberry icee.
Have you tried short row heels? I recently fell in love with afterthought heels.
wow, i love the color combos you ended up with. fab!
What a perfect yarn for Project Spectrum! I have to admit, I’m really ready to move into a new color group. The white and gray part are just a bit blah for me.
The Cervina yarn looks great. Deep colors. I think you purchased it at Borealis, right? I’ve never done a toe-up sock so I can’t be certain how to make your heel fit better. Sounds like you have a high instep, perhaps you need to do some increasing before moving to the heel?
I love your Project Spectrum socks. So crisp and icy.
Hey — I know I’m too late to get in on the action — but happy blogiversary to ya! :) I’ve been happily wearing those awesome limedragon socks you sent me last fall this winter … Happy spring to you!
It does remind me of boysenberry and blue icee! Yummy! Very pretty as socks, too! ;)
Hey - I like the new mad cows - those are awesome colors. I like the intensity of the hues.
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