January 31, 2012

How Far Will One Hank Go?

I have been knitting - not doing much sewing, but lots of knitting.   I pulled this hank of daffodil Pagewood Farms Yukon from the stash to knit a second pair of blathnat's.  These socks were designed by IGK and I was lucky enough to test knit them in December.  They were the mystery socks for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry in January.

I made lots of changes to this pair.  I could - because I'd knit them before.  ;o) 


The first change I made was to carry the pretty stitches on the heel flap all the way to the bottom.  I knit 2 rows "even" before turning the heel and I love them.  The second was a trick I saw on Turtlegirl's blog.  She moves the gusset decreases to the bottom of the foot.  In her words, this causes the sock to 'cup' the foot and they fit better - and you know what - she's right!  I first tried that on a pair of socks for hubby - toe up and he says they are the best fitting socks I've ever made him.  So, I had to try it for me and they are right - this feels lovely on your foot and the socks are really snugly. 

After that - I knit my first hexi, there was still a ton of yarn left (relatively) so I knit a wee tiny pair of baby socks.  No - no babies due in my life, but I have friends having babies and friends of friends and what am I going to do with all this over yarn?

Next, I'll knit up the rest of the yellow into hexis and let you know how many I end up with.  Crazy!  Who knew you could get so much from one hank of socks yarn?  Guess I'll start carrying some stuffing in my purse.......

6 comments :

  1. Little leftovers of yarn make baby socks or hats and the hospitals are usually happy to get them for babies or sick kids.

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  2. The baby socks are darling!

    The yarn is such a lovely shade of yellow/green and makes me long for Spring.

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  3. Oh no are you about to become obsessed with Hexipuffs - LOL Love the socks, I've seen a few pairs but wonder if that top design will keep the stocks up?

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  4. All the socks are pretty, and making more hexis for your quilt is a great idea. You must be happy to be doing something, even if it's not sewing the big print skirt you want!

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  5. I wanna' try moving the gusset. Tell me more, please and thank you?

    Those baby socks are darlin'.

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  6. I'll have to try that gusset trick. I'm already past that for the blathnat's, but I'll give it a shot next time. :) Will it work for top down, too?

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