#knitting socks

[jardya]

new knitting project affirmations:

- you counted the stitches correctly

- the tension is fine

- the first few rows are always going to look wonky

- you have enough yarn

- it will be easier once you have done a few centimetres

- the tension is fine

[maple-crafting4986]

Took a sock knitting workshop and am in the process of making my first pair of socks. Using the pattern The I’m So Basic Sock by Summer Lee Design Co. Easier than expected but wanna get different needles, not the biggest fan of the ones I picked up at the local yarn shop

[brittlikestoknit]

so i am thinking of knitting these socks and using black and purple so that it looks like sandeoki and wooyonyang

[cephalopodcrafts]

Look at how absolutely gorgeous this self-striping yarn my mum got me for my birthday is

[dasloddl]

ranking heel types (this might help someone decide which heel to use)

pictures in order: regular heel / boomerang heel diamond heel / afterthought heel

aesthetically (best to worst)

boomerang heel

afterthought heel

regular heel

diamond heel

difficulty (easiest to hardest)

diamond heel

afterthought heel

regular heel

boomerang heel

Check out the whole posts about the specific heels (hyperlinked) to see my reasoning hahah

Now that my mom has worn the afterthought heel socks for a while they look even better

This might become my go-to ngl

I don’t think I’m ever gonna do the diamond heel again

[strongbookthoughts]

Notes on No Fear Sock Knitting by Denise DeSantis

Oh, I didn't realize this until I started working on this post, but this author also has an absolutely lovely youtube channel called EarthtonesGirlpodcast. I just didn't connect the names until I actually looked at the authors note.

So this book is all the details about socks. ALL OF THEM. In a good way. If you've never knit before, and you want to start with socks? Grab this book. If you've already knit several different pairs of socks? Get this anyway. She breaks down the process really nicely and gives you a nice framework for making your own sock patterns.

Okay, so I love the aesthetic of this book. In case the yourtube channel name didn't give you the hint, the author favors earth tones. This results in a really warm vibe throughout the book. All of the photography is really nicely framed, too.

The instructional photos are really clear. I'm fairly sure the author is the model for all of them. I can't find any model credits, and she's absolutely the sort of person who credits people, you know? Also, she got a lot of her yarn from indie yarn dyers, and that sparks so much joy in my heart.

Also, it's nice to see a book where all the pictures that show a person? It's a black person. Like, the whole time. And when I consider how many crafting books are white people all the way down? Just, it's nice.

So anyway, this book is a win for me. I gotta give this copy back to the library, but it's also going on my wishlist.

[dorktapus42]

Yippee first socks finally done after being scared of the afterthought heel

[chookie-bi]

My lovely hand knit socks that I wear all the time when the light goes out and heating goes with it because of russian attacks. And my cat. Her name's Luna and she is also cold.

Have a warm day