Sock Fever January 27 2016, 5 Comments
I'm feeling a little clammy. Think I've got a temperature coming on. My hands are all twitchy. That's right, because I've got a bad case of SOCK FEVER!!
Cannot stop looking a yarn and thinking - MORE SOCKS! And the more heavily variegated, the better. Now that I've discovered the delights of knitting DK socks and can knit a pair, two-at-a-time top down in less than a week - well, the sock world's my oyster. I knitted them on a 4mm needle this time for even speedier knitting! It makes them look a little more squat, but they are a good size 6.
Sock knitting feels like getting back to basics.
This pair were for my sister as part of her birthday present. She was admiring the Thick and Quick socks I was making in the last blog post when I came up to Edinburgh to visit in December. The Saturday before her birthday, I had the brainwave to shoot over to the studio and nab a couple of skeins of Dancing Queen before they went into the update.
I enjoyed knitting every single stitch of these socks and was a bit sad when they were over. But they've now arrived with my sister and I think she likes them.
I keep returning to my improvised pattern of Eye of Partridge used throughout - it almost looks like fake brioche.
Maybe I should write the pattern up some time?
The yarn used was Dancing Queen in Crush DK and I used 110g. I've got a new delivery of Crush DK arriving today, so will get some similar colourways into the next shop update.
You may think the next shop update is some way off being on 24th February.
That's because I've been invited to give a talk on running your own hand-dyeing business by the Buckinghamshire Guild of Spinners, Dyers and Weavers. Having shunned public speaking for 47 years, this is a pretty big deal. The talk is for an hour, so I've been working away on my speech, which has actually been a brilliant opportunity to look back at all the projects I've been involved with over the years. And I've been preparing lots of hand-dyed yarn and project examples to bring along. The lady I've been talking to seems so lovely and welcoming that's it's made it all a lot less daunting.
Over Christmas, I couldn't resist breaking into my skein of Hedgehog Fibres Twist Sock in Tapestry. I've called these 'Cos Dyers Have Stashes Too socks.
They're knitted using the two-at-a-time top down pattern in my head.
I'm also thinking of putting together a little YouTube video of how to knit two-at-a-time socks, if anyone's interested.
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sarah Jeffs on March 28 2016 at 09:49PM
Please please publish your pattern for dk socks. Love wearing thicker socks when walking the dogs. You did say you might publish hour pattern.
Kerry on January 28 2016 at 08:36AM
Love knitting dk socks but can not get my head around 2 at a time. A video would be great!
Sue Wheel on January 27 2016 at 03:39PM
I would like both the pattern for dk socks and it would be great to learn how to dotwo at a time top down socks. I bought the other 2skeins of Dancing Queen Crush and I harve just wound it but I am trying to make myself finish Blank Canvas by Ysolda Teague first and there is still a long way to go. Good luck with the talk.
Elizabeth on January 27 2016 at 12:39PM
I’ve been daunted by two and time socks because it seems awfully finicky to me – managing the balls of wool, etc. But I have serious second sock itis so I’m also intrigued. And would love to figure out if I could do this with sweater sleeves. I have only knit two at a time once (baby leggings) so need some more motivation to practice!
Chris Smith on January 27 2016 at 12:34PM
I could look at those yarns all day, they are both gorgeous! Lovely socks too. I would be very interested in learning how you do your two at a time top down socks.