There it is, that stupid hole I talked about last post. That's the worst sock hole I've ever created. How do you stop from doing that?
Other than the hole, Hayden's Vandy socks turned out fine:
(Oops - my finger in the corner between his legs looks a bit like a pinga, if pingas had nails. I was having to hold his legs down because he kept wanting to go crazy with them, and I didn't notice my finger placement.)
The yarn is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in the Bee Stripe colorway. I just did my usual cuff down, 2x2 rib, stockinette stitch, kitchenered toe sock. I think I'm ready to try some new sock techniques. Not that I'm going to turn into a knitter who wants to knit socks 24/7, but I do like Hayden's feet looking stylish when he goes to school in his Standard School Attire. Here's proof that I'm not a sock snob:
This is #1 of a pair. The left one will be started later today. The pattern is Fetching from Knitty, and yarn is mongolian cashmere. I modified the pattern by a) doing 23 rounds of 4x1 rib instead of 18, b) did 2 cable repeats at the top instead of 1, and c) did a regular bind off instead of the picot. I did the picot at first and didn't like the way it looked at all. These fingerless gloves are very cute and very soft - just in time for the weather to get warm this week. Of course.
When I turned the camera on to take a picture of Hayden's socks, he started saying, "Cheese!" He didn't understand that I couldn't take a full-body shot since he didn't (and still doesn't) have pants on. So, after the feet shot, I took a face shot:
My little man is growing up. He went to his first sleepover party this past Friday night. Five 7-year old boys + 1 single mom = trashed house! But they had a blast and Hayden won a game of Twister. I'm very proud of him for coming this far. The birthday boy's mom told me that he got to invite just 4 friends to spend the night, and Hayden was on that list. To think that some kid would pick Hayden out of all the other boys to spend the night makes me feel so good. Is this the same kid who couldn't handle play dates 5 years ago? I think not. Way to go, Hayden!
4 comments:
Yeah Hayden! Rock on!
I think that hole problem's a pretty common one, I think I've seen various solutions, ranging from twisting the first stitch when rejoining to picking up another stitch and knitting them together...I think I usually end up doing the pick up and knit together thing.
Way to go Haden! I have an 8 yr old boy myself so I must congratulate the mother who managed to have 5 of those fellows for a sleepover!!! PS your socks look fine, don't worry about those tiny holes.
So proud of Hayden.
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I don't think the sock hole is all that noticeable, so I wouldn't worry about it. I also had to chuckle at the comment about the no pants and sleepovers... it's the same around here and we're 30 somethings.
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