Sock Extravaganza!

This week Miss C is taking over the blog, with her knitting journey and how she came to start crochet.

I have had many experiences with socks, crochet and knitting, not all of them successful!! Last year, I made a pair of crochet socks for myself, using a free pattern online, with some King Cole Zig Zag sock yarn. I can't remember the colour, however, I think it has been discontinued. I was very pleased with this, and I then decided to crochet socks for my whole family for Christmas.

 I was using the Segue Socks pattern by Deanne Ramsey of Addydae designs, and Happy Sheep Magic Sock Wool as the main colour (Hot 'n Spicy) and Mayflower 1 class sock yarn (Deep Sea) as the toes, heels and cuffs. I was pleased with the finished object, however, they did not fit the recipient. After that, I sort of abandoned that idea, but it was still in the back of my mind.

I watch a lot of podcasts, knitting and crochet, and have been seeing heaps of gorgeous socks and decided that it would be a  great first knitting project! Before I started crocheting a couple of years ago, my Grandma had tried to teach me to knit. It was a simple garter stitch blanket, but somehow, I managed to drop stitches and add them and do all sorts of things, driving my grandma insane. Finally, we decided it was a lost cause, and later, I started to crochet after my mum and grandma went to crochet lessons at the local library. We later became locked down in 2020, developing my love for crochet, like so many others, being stuck at home.

I found some DPN's, which were the wrong size, just to see if I could figure it out. I followed the "Vanilla Socks on DPN's" video tutorial by The Crazy Sock Lady, and miraculously, I managed!! I ordered Knit Pro Zing DPN's in 2.25mm, and have started again with socks for the whole family, and will gift them for Xmas. I have started with my brothers, I used Mayflower 1 class sock yarn in the "Tobacco" colourway for toes, heels and cuffs and Wisdom Yarns Pix in the "Street Art" colourway. I am so pleased with how they have turned out, and they actually fit!!! They are cuff down and I did 72 sts (Large size in Kay's pattern), 5rnds ribbing, 15rnds leg, heel flap and gusset, 8.5inches on the foot and then the toe.

I am super excited that I can now knit socks, and I can't wait to fill our sock drawers!! I ordered some needles so I can try magic loop.

Until next week,

Miss C