socks – Page 2 – Cosmicknitter

Saw this on a bumper sticker and it cracked me up. Seriously though. What’s all the fuss about being busy. I think it is highly overrated and I’m pretty sure Jesus would agree. That being said, I want to update you on what’s been happening in the Cosmicknitter Universe. Since the Universe was not made in one day, I think I’ll see what territory I can cover in 7 days…ok, 6 days-Sunday is the Superbowl.

I finished two sweet pairs of socks in the fall. The first pair was on some self-striping commercial yarn I found at Michael’s with purple as the dominant color. You can find my project page here: School Spirit Socks
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A few days back, I asked for advice on a sock I was knitting for my son. I took the advice of the majority, which was to start over. If the sock bothered me that much in the early stages, it would always bother me.

So I did.

I unraveled the sock and started over. I went from stranded knitting on 5 dpns (black needles, no less…) to knitting on one long circular. I scrapped the stranded pattern for a solid yellow sock with the Hufflepuff mascot done in duplicate stitch. So far, I have this:

The knitting is neater, the ribbing is tighter and my stitches are more even. Overall, I am very pleased with the decision. It isn’t going to be the fancy-pants design I dreamed of, but it will be a sock I can be proud to say I made!

Thanks to everyone who sounded in, I appreciate your input.

Oh, by the way…I was not willing to try my first magic loop sock AND stranded knitting at the same time. You’ll have to wait for that momentous event.

Tag: socks

“Jesus is Coming. Look busy!”

Oh, yes I did!

This is too good not to share!

This is too good not to share!