I’m sure there are other things to do with yarn and time, but this post concerns knitting it into a pair of socks. Hand knitting socks is not cost effective or time effective given that socks can be purchased in bulk at any store in seconds for far less money than it costs to buy yarn or even a set of size 1 double pointed needles. Still, I do it.
Here are the socks that I finished this evening. Cotton blend yarn. 70% cotton, 28% nylon, 2% cat hair. Knitted from the toe up, with cables running up each side of the foot for that extra bit of decoration that is completely covered by shoes. 3×1 ribbing for elasticity. Tubular bind-off. And they fit.
I realized after finishing the last green stripe on the left sock that the black stripe below it was larger than the corresponding black stripe on the right sock, but at that point I had 6 rows left to knit and couldn’t bring myself to rip out an entire section of green and half of the black in order to remedy the problem.
There are half a dozen little errors hidden in these things as well, but I am not bothered by most of the little errors. After all, these are made to go on feet. Allison rolls her eyes at me when I ask if I should fix errors like this.
6.5% ABV hop infused knitting fuel
Lack of perfection is what I get for working on these while drinking a can of Dales Pale Ale and watching Mythbusters on the Tivo.
Tech specs:
Knitted at a gauge of 8 st/in on size 1 double pointed needles out of Kolla yarns cotton blend in black and asparagus.
