Inkbatts' Art Slam (Day 16 -19)
Working on socks
I've finally gotten out of the leg portion of the sock, these socks are quite tall and subsequently took longer than usual.
They have to be a bit tall, their whole purpose is to bridge the gap between the top of the boots and the bottom of the rolled up pant legs.
Here's a close up of the heel, which is always a bit fiddly to do.
While making the heel flap and heel you keep the stitches you've designated for the top of the foot on a holder, which is what the bent piece is there for.
The yarn I'm using is mostly wool with a bit of nylon in it for stretch. I'm also using bamboo needles, the combination of these two has made working on these a lot easier for me than say, cotton yarn on metal needles as there's a lot more friction.
I'm sorry my updates have not been very exciting, I have a few days off coming up and that should mean more progress!
I've finally gotten out of the leg portion of the sock, these socks are quite tall and subsequently took longer than usual.
They have to be a bit tall, their whole purpose is to bridge the gap between the top of the boots and the bottom of the rolled up pant legs.
Here's a close up of the heel, which is always a bit fiddly to do.
While making the heel flap and heel you keep the stitches you've designated for the top of the foot on a holder, which is what the bent piece is there for.
The yarn I'm using is mostly wool with a bit of nylon in it for stretch. I'm also using bamboo needles, the combination of these two has made working on these a lot easier for me than say, cotton yarn on metal needles as there's a lot more friction.
I'm sorry my updates have not been very exciting, I have a few days off coming up and that should mean more progress!