More Socks
I finished another pair of socks yesterday evening, the plain pair though knit in Opal Hobbies Sock Yarn, colourway Hairdresser, they don't look that plain. So now I'm looking for an easy-ish pattern, maybe with a bit of activity, for knitting while watching TV. I tried starting something last night, & came to grief - not because I wasn't paying attention to my knitting. So that will be frogged. Ah well.
While on the fancy sock yarn, there are a lot of yarns around now which are space-dyed and, knit up to the correct gauge, will give you patterned socks - from stripes to mock fair-isle - for simple stocking stitch. Real no-brainers. I came across one yarn which, knitted to specs, yielded socks striped in the colours of the London Underground map (sorry, no link, you'll just have to imagine them. They looked good.) This kind of yarn is also ideal travel knitting, simple enough so you don't miss your stop, and you only have to carry one ball!
Of course, just because you have fancy yarn you don't have to knit stocking stitch. I've a pair in a striped yarn I knit with panels of slanted stocking stitch & purl bits. They turned out to give a slightly chevron shaped stripe, which is more interesting. Yes, I know a picture is worth a thousand words, but see yesterday's blog for the faff with cameras.
I shall continue looking for something suitable. Y'all have a good day now.
While on the fancy sock yarn, there are a lot of yarns around now which are space-dyed and, knit up to the correct gauge, will give you patterned socks - from stripes to mock fair-isle - for simple stocking stitch. Real no-brainers. I came across one yarn which, knitted to specs, yielded socks striped in the colours of the London Underground map (sorry, no link, you'll just have to imagine them. They looked good.) This kind of yarn is also ideal travel knitting, simple enough so you don't miss your stop, and you only have to carry one ball!
Of course, just because you have fancy yarn you don't have to knit stocking stitch. I've a pair in a striped yarn I knit with panels of slanted stocking stitch & purl bits. They turned out to give a slightly chevron shaped stripe, which is more interesting. Yes, I know a picture is worth a thousand words, but see yesterday's blog for the faff with cameras.
I shall continue looking for something suitable. Y'all have a good day now.