The first pair of socks is coming along nicely. It’s going much faster than I expected (although it’s not exactly sock wool…and they are ankle socks…but even so).
The first part was easy (ribbing the leg section) – the only part that could be considered tricky is getting used to knitting with four double-pointed needles. However, they get easier as you get more experience, and also as the tube starts to take shape. It’s not as hard as it looks, at any rate.
The second part is the heel. That was fast and fun. You’re slipping a lot of the stitches, so it goes very quickly. I’ve finished that part now, and you can see from the photos that the heel is formed.
The next part, which I haven’t done yet, looks more complicated. It probably isn’t as complicated as it sounds when you’re reading the directions. Basically it tells you how to collect all the stitches back on the needles in the right order (including picking up and knitting some from around the heel). I think once that’s accomplished, the rest will be easy. ..except for that Kitchener stitching at the very end.
I will say I’m glad I have a knitting group to guide me through this project….socks seem to be easier to do than they are to explain.
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