Now for sock two. The hardest thing in knitting. Afterthought heel. No real pattern was used but I did write it down as I made it so I can repeat it.
I’m tired of buying socks that blow out after a week. I have been hoarding discount sock yarn for years and it’s time get it used so I can repair instead of toss.
Heals can be completed. I settled on the afterthought as my favorite for daily use socks. It’s the easiest by far. But it does leave a tiny little hole on each side. Which is why I don’t use it for free socks like I would wear with a kilt. If I’m going to spend two weeks doing cabling I’ll use a more traditional heel.
I prefer DPNs for knitting in the round for small things like socks. But that gets tangled when doing a larger project like a sweater. For that I want a cabled needle.
I’m always scared the double points are going to go SLOOP and slip into nowhere. They won’t, but my brain still gets worried. I have done projects on them, there were these like…knitted stuffed mice we made for the cats. Cats looooved them. Lost the pattern though.
If that’s a fear then get bamboo needles instead of metal ones. Makes a huge difference. I kinda wish I had some size 1 bamboos. Normally the metal ones don’t slip but if I’m doing surgery with just one to three stitches on a needle it might.
All of the ones I have are wooden in some form, cause the metal makes my hands sad! It’s silly brain things.