Tidal Wave Socks......

has now become Shadow Rib Socks; the pattern is from "The Little Box of Socks". I knit one leg, cuff, and bound off on one Tidal Wave Sock and was so tight I couldn't get it over the heel. Had to rip it back to the heel and then decided on this pattern. I have switched to a size 2 needle for the leg and cuff so as not to end up with that problem again!

Both heels are turned and am working on the leg in pattern. It's a fun and really easy pattern.

I am so ready to be finished with these socks! I'm not giving up until they are done.

Happy knitting all!

Hey! Something Finished!!!

The knitting on my tidal wave socks is still going well. Yesterday I was just in the mood for worsted weight yarn and larger needles. I pulled out a pattern I printed from Knitty Gritty and whipped this little wash cloth up!

I had some Lily Sugar n Cream in the stash in this happy, Springy color. It hasn't looked much like Spring around here the last couple of days due to clouds that just don't seem to want to part.

This was fun to knit and feels good to have something finished!

Almost to the Heel

Knitting the foot of these socks feels like it's taking forever! I am real close to the heel, yeah; then on to the pattern!

I'm still knitting both socks at the same time but I got tired of the yarn tangling and yesterday I ended up with both socks on one circ! So today I split them up. Much easier.

I'll post a picture once I get through the heels.

Happy knitting!

Tidal Wave Socks

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Are you all in blogland getting tired of ready my endless posts about the socks I've started only to come back a few days later to read that said socks have been ripped out?

Well, I'm tired of starting something only to rip it out.

I started the socks with a figure eight cast-on; the toes are a bit baggy as I cast-on half of the total stitches I needed. I like that the toes are rounded. I still need to tighten up the cast-on stitches on the right foot.

The endless stockinette stitch foot is a bit tedious and it's nice to get through it first and not last (as in knitting socks top down). ;)

Frogged another pair

So, the crazy monkey socks went to the frog pond today. :( I wasn't crazy about the toe construction; it was too square. I love the pattern and will definitely re-do this very soon.

On the other hand, I have another pair of socks on the needle and will use the Tidal Wave pattern by Deby Lake. This is a Tofutsies sock club pattern but I'm using Lorna's Laces in the Jeans colorway. The toes are complete and I'm knitting in stockinette stitch all the way up the foot. The pattern will be incorporated on the leg only.

Well, that's the update. Eventually I will actually have a completed project. Seems, lately, I knit to rip. My last finished project was the raglan sweater for my grandson back in February. Obviously, I need to plan and stick to the plan and see it through.

To the Frog Pond

I ripped out the Faceted Rib Socks yesterday. I usually avoid patterns that have purl stitches at the beginning of a round or needle.

Next time I'll knit those types of patterns in the combination style. I have much better luck as my stitches are more consistent.

Sock Break

I must have ADD or something. After 2 rounds on the Faceted Rib Socks pattern, I put them down and will rip back and figure out what pattern to do with my completed toes. Whenever a sock pattern calls for a purl stitch at the beginning of a round or at the beginning of the next needle, I always end up with terrible ladders. This is what was happening with this pattern. Any tips or tricks anyone can give me to eliminate ladders because of purl stitches, I'm all ears! :)

I'm going to get adventurous tomorrow and rip back the crazy monkeys and keep going. I really like the pattern and have missed knitting these.

The last 3 days I have been crocheting a doily. I needed a bit of a diversion from knitting and still keeping my hands busy so I chose to pick up a hook and some thread. I'll post a picture when I'm finished with it.