Spring Forward
Finished
March 12, 2010
March 20, 2010

Spring Forward

Project info
Spring Forward by Linda Welch
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Knit Picks Risata
392 yards in stash
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Notes

It’s time to try these again. (This pattern was my first patterned sock- the pattern worked out just fine, but I really needed a lesson in yarn choice!) The challenge- a cotton with elastic yarn, something I’ve never used before.

Daylight savings time is tomorrow- so spring forward was perfectly timely.

Man- finding the right needle size has been tough! I started with size 2 needles, did the ribbing and the first half of the pattern repeat- wow, very big… fits the top of my calf okay, but will be way loose on my leg, went down to a size 1.5- finished the cuff, woah, still really big.

Okay, new approach. Doing a 55 stitch sock on size 2.5 needles now.

The picture showing 2 unfinished socks- that’s weekend 1 of knitting, this pattern is fast. The one on the left is getting frogged, the one on the right the 55 stitch version- perhaps a little tighter than I’d like, but it works…

3/15- first sock down. Man are these fast

Decided to do the second sock mirror image.

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42% Cotton, 39% Merino, 13% Nylon, 6% Other
196 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: March 12, 2010
  • Finished: March 28, 2010
  • Updated: April 3, 2010
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