Finished socks finally posted!

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Permalink Reply by Buffy Joseph on September 16, 2010 at 4:41pm

Wow, those are great! How did you knit them - toe up? top down? DPNs? Circular? (us beginning knitters are curious)

Thanks for sharing.

Permalink Reply by Jill Grzonka on September 16, 2010 at 4:46pm

Hi, Buffy. The solid purple ones (made for my sister-in-law) were top-down, and the striped ones were done as toe-up. I knit two at at time using the magic loop method. I learned on aluminum DPNs, but prefer using one long circular.

Permalink Reply by Buffy Joseph on September 16, 2010 at 4:53pm

Thanks. I have made 1 sock (and I mean *one*) using the Magic Loop, top down (Kelley's videos helped a lot). I am now finishing a pair, 2 at a time, toe up, magic loop. I don't like DPNs at all for circular knitting, so I'm glad I figured out the magic loop!

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 16, 2010 at 4:59pm

Buffy, that one-legged friend of yours is going to enjoy that sock so much!

Permalink Reply by Buffy Joseph on September 16, 2010 at 5:01pm

Ha! Maybe I should make you knit the 2nd one for me, Peggy! I do have the yarn. :)

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 16, 2010 at 6:53pm

LOL!

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 16, 2010 at 4:58pm

Those are seriously good-looking socks!

Permalink Reply by Evelyn M. Dugger on September 16, 2010 at 6:15pm

Jill, they are great looking socks! I especially like the purple ones and I really admire people who can knit with dark yarn, especially sock yarn. I have recently learned how to do socks myself. Guess I'm still learning. On my second pair of two at a time toe up. Got there gradually using the Magic loop all the way. Congrats!!! ☺ E.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 16, 2010 at 6:55pm

Recipe for knitting with dark sock yarn:
One very bright light over shoulder on nondominant side
One pair of magnifying eyeglasses or clipons. (I got mine at JoAnn's)

Permalink Reply by Jill Grzonka on September 16, 2010 at 7:48pm

Oh yeah! I started those socks three times. I finally gave up on the lace pattern I originally started with and settled for the pattern you see here. I'll be using something much lighter in color for the next socks I make for someone - lol.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on September 16, 2010 at 7:44pm

Jill, those turned out great. I was expecting just one pair for some reason and so I was surprised to open the second photo to see a completely different pair. Congratulations on a job well done.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on September 16, 2010 at 7:55pm

Surprised me, too! It was good work, indeed...twice!

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