Well, the design euphoria is over and the work begins. After about 4 re-knits of Frogger's heel I have come to the conclusion that I need to spend some time learning how to knit socks. Basic, elemental practice on (supposedly) simple stuff. In the old days 6 year olds not only knit socks, but sold them! Knitty will just have to wait for now.
I've been messing with toe up socks and short row shaping. The advantage seems to be that I'll be able to remember the technique without having to look it up every time.
This weekend I did one toe with a provisional cast-on, then learned that some used a crochet cast-on. Sounded easy, so I did a toe with a crochet cast-on. I was still working with color stranded, fingering weight yarn. The short rows looked like lace...just the thing to allow toes to escape, durn it! Then the crocheted piece wouldn't unravel like it should.
That's when I decided back to the drawing board. The current project is with some ancient Green Mountain yarn from my stash. Worsted weight on #8 needles so I can actually SEE what is going on!
And...oh goody, I've figured out how to link to other sites!
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