I tried, I really tried, for 2 days I tried......over and over again....to learn to knit with double pointed needles.
I had to go to Youtube to find out how not to have all the stitches on one needle, I worked really hard to keep the stitches from coming off the needle and I tried to get past my OCDness (I'm claiming that as a real word!) and deal with 4 needles, two of which were in my way continually.
I gave up.
I went to my regular knitting needles.
I need a pair of thick warm socks to wear this winter and I have several balls of partial skeins of a nice thick and nubby yarn. So I'm knitting the tube socks on regular needles and will make a seam up the center of the top, it should be ok since they are so thick.
It doesn't matter that the colors are a bit off, no one will see them but me & family, I'm using up yarn that would otherwise get thrown out. If it works I have some more yarn in larger quantity so the socks could be the same all the way through.
Craft show this weekend, weather looks to be nice, wish me luck!
6 comments:
Hmmm.....doing socks with eh seam might be the only way that I could ever make them for myself. Good luck with them!
Multi-stripe socks are all the rage now, so you'll be right in style - wear them outside the house, too! I can't knit, no matter how many or how few the needles, so good on you for making something wonderful from your yarn scraps, too.
You tried. Can't fault you there!
Tube socks are a great place to start. Your knitted fabric looks nice and cozy.
Whatever works! Looks like a fun result to me.
I'm with you on the 4-needle knitting. Looks like your socks will be nice and warm.
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