Taa-daa….
I give you the first completed Sunday Swing sock! It went very fast and was fun to knit. And I’d already got the second sock underway so hopefully I can avoid the dreaded SSS.
As you can see, I didn’t carry the lace down the foot as the pattern calls for. That’s because I found the leg was twisting a bit and I was worried it would cause the foot to twist when wearing. Plus the recipient lives where they get a lot of cold and snow… socks with too many holes just aren’t practical.
The pattern also calls for only three repeats on the leg. Were these socks for me, I probably would have stuck to that (I prefer a shorter sock). Since they are not, I added one extra repeat. I think several other KALers have done the same.
It never ceases to amaze me how different a yarn can look knit up. In the skein, the grey was much more dominant.
But knit up, that Turquoise just takes over with the Yellow coming a close second. Just part of the magic of knitting, I guess!
Wow! you are a speedy one! Thanks for the tip on the leg; I’ve just finished the second repeat and hadn’t noticed where the pattern said 3 repeats. I agree that the pattern seems kind of twisty.
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Oh, how pretty!!!! I did four repeats on the leg also; I see the ribbing did pooling instead of striping, too-so interesting!
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Yay!!! Beautiful!
The grey really DID fall to the background while in the skein it was pretty dominant. That’s the fun of knitting.
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Nice job! I don’t knit lacy socks for the very reason you mentioned – comfort and practicality rule my knitting. I’m surprised the gray is not more dominant.
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Whoa! That is amazing! Lovely sock.
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Love that sock! Also, I like how you changed the pattern to have no lace in the foot portion. I really like the design created. Just beautiful colors.
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Woo hoo!!! That is really pretty yarn.
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Gorgeous, and you are right; the skein looks so very different from the knitted sock!
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