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secret knitting exposed
2007 @ 11:41 am
My dad’s socks were a hit! I think he especially liked the reinforced nature of the heel. The two socks were constructed differently and one definitely fits better. I’ll be re-knitting the toe of one socks to make it the same (larger) size as the first sock. The shortness of the second sock was not intentional. At crunch time I decided to forgo use of a tape measure. Not a good idea!
The socks also differed in their heel construction. I used a heel flap for both, but left more stitches “in the middle” when I turned heel #2 (I knit across 2/3rds of the flap stitches, turned, knit across 1/3 of total stitches, turned). The first socks left only 7 stitches for the back of the heel, rather than the 13 created by the fraction method. You can see where the sock bunches around my dad’s ankle on the left… that is surely a result of the looser heel. As he says it doesn’t bother him, I’m not going to rip back that far. But, I will always choose a smaller heel cup from this point forward!
My only other Christmas present was a scarf for my brother-in-law, requested kinda late. So, he got a nearly finished Multi Directional Diagonal Scarf. I did him the courtesy of weaving in the ends before presentation. i would guess I’m 3/4 of the way through…
He declared it was exactly what he was wanted, yay! I find this kind of amusing since what he requested was a “black and white scarf just like Jason’s“. We knitters know, it is nothing like Jason’s 
Its made from Misti Alpaca Chunky. I can’t wear the stuff, but I sure do love the way it feels!
I hope everyone is having a restful year-end!
PS-please send all your bubble wrap to our house. MJ is out of her mind over this stuff. New toys? Mildly amusing. Packing material? Fascinating.
Comments
HAHAHA, cardboard boxes and bubble wrap - what better gifts to get a young child? Glad it all went well.
what great Dad socks, I didn’t even notice the bunching until you pointed it out. what yarn is that?
Bubblewrap on it’s way to you 
i would send you my bubble wrap, but crate and barrel has someway fashioned bubble wrap in a way that it DOES NOT POP. my christmas, as fabulous as it was, was ruined by that one moment. bastards. i’ll post a pic so you can see.
hope you had a happy happy happy one! *hugs*