She had altered the sock from the original Thigh-High Stripes pattern to a shorter version, so there was LOTS of yarn left over. I knitted a shorter version of the striped sock with a little color pattern, too. Amazing how different the two pairs of socks look (well, her pair and my one sock). Ann's socks are primarily brown and rust and my sock is more teal and green. My sock will look better when it has had a bath and is all blocked into shape, but I think it looks pretty good. The yarn is so soft and wonderful, I do love it!
OMG... look at all those ends to weave in! There is a way to join yarn by sort of felting it together that eliminates the need to weave in so many yarn ends... I might have to experiment with that technique before I get too much farther along with the second sock. I hadn't done any socks that had stripes with different yarn colors before, so I didn't know what I was getting into. I'd never done any "stranded color work" either. That is a LOT of work! Glad I learned how to do some basic patterns, but I don't think I'll be doing a lot more in the future. I think I'll stick to self-striping or hand painted yarn from now on... with fancy stitches or cables and lace. Maybe color work will come back later, too. Ya never know!
I'm with you... if I had to weave in those ends every time I knit a pair of socks, I would give up that ghost! I'll stick to pretty yarn and patterns with some oomph instead. BUT... my gosh the sock is beautiful!! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of ends to weave in, but it doesn't take nearly as long as knitting the sock. And it's a small price to pay for such a beautiful sock.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
LOVE IT! And yes, the weaving is a... bear. But that pretty of a sock, it is most definitely worth it!
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