Hello and happy second quarter of Make Socks, Mend Socks 2024! Here’s a space to chat about your sock-y endeavours over the next three months! Whether you took part last quarter and met every goal, dipped your toes in (haha) or are joining fresh this quarter, I’m so happy you’re here! A few things:
Eek! It's April 8 and I have NO socks on the needles. I planned a rather fancy lace-and-twisted-stitch pair for this month but as I'm getting on a plane in two weeks these are unlikely to get done in April. Might be time for some leftover sock tube shorties!
Yay for Q2! Quarter 1 was really fun, I made two adult pairs and one pair for my four year old (they have not been photographed yet as he refuses to have them washed 🫠). I plan to cast on another pair for my partner tonight to have as "background knitting" as my upcoming larger project is a pretty complicated cabled jumper 🥰
What a lovely productive quarter -- and the sign of a well loved knit if they aren’t given up for a wash! Hoorah ! Do you have a favorite pattern for children’s socks ?
Not yet! I have a basic pattern from a Swedish knitting book that I like, but it has short row heels which my kid says are not "proper heels" 😅 so the search continues! I might try the bananen socken next, they look like fun!
And I'll go first! I've got two single socks underway (both around the heel turn) for two separate pairs. I'd really like to finish the pairs, mend a few pairs, and add some length to a pair of socks I finished in haste last year and are actually a bit short. I think that will be more than enough to keep me busy the next few months!
I found a nice textured pattern for larger sizes! Petty Harbour by Rayna Curtis. Unfortunaly it did not work out with the yarn I'm currently using, but I have saved the pattern for future use.
Eek! It's April 8 and I have NO socks on the needles. I planned a rather fancy lace-and-twisted-stitch pair for this month but as I'm getting on a plane in two weeks these are unlikely to get done in April. Might be time for some leftover sock tube shorties!
That sounds like an excellent plan b!
Yay for Q2! Quarter 1 was really fun, I made two adult pairs and one pair for my four year old (they have not been photographed yet as he refuses to have them washed 🫠). I plan to cast on another pair for my partner tonight to have as "background knitting" as my upcoming larger project is a pretty complicated cabled jumper 🥰
What a lovely productive quarter -- and the sign of a well loved knit if they aren’t given up for a wash! Hoorah ! Do you have a favorite pattern for children’s socks ?
Not yet! I have a basic pattern from a Swedish knitting book that I like, but it has short row heels which my kid says are not "proper heels" 😅 so the search continues! I might try the bananen socken next, they look like fun!
And I'll go first! I've got two single socks underway (both around the heel turn) for two separate pairs. I'd really like to finish the pairs, mend a few pairs, and add some length to a pair of socks I finished in haste last year and are actually a bit short. I think that will be more than enough to keep me busy the next few months!
I found a nice textured pattern for larger sizes! Petty Harbour by Rayna Curtis. Unfortunaly it did not work out with the yarn I'm currently using, but I have saved the pattern for future use.