When knitting socks for myself out of fingering weight yarn I find that casting on 64 stitches on a 2mm needle gives me a perfect fit, with a tight, firm fabric. So when I saw that the Spring Forward socks suggested using a 2.25mm needle to cast on 66 stitches I made an educated decision to drop my needle size to a 2mm. After all, I am a loose knitter and almost always use a size smaller than suggested.
As I worked my way through the first sock I tried it on several times to check its fit, as is my usual habit. Although I was able to get it on over my heel there was a nagging voice in the back of my head that said it should be knit just a little looser. And so I did whatever I do when I hear a nagging voice—I ignored it.
After I completed the gusset and a few more rows of the foot I tried the sock on again. This time there was no denying it—the sock was too tight. What’s a girl to do?
Rip the whole thing back and start over, that’s what.
Now, 1 ¾ of a sock later, with only one to show for it, I feel a bad case of SSS coming on.
Send meds.
Or better yet, yarn.
2 comments:
Sorry about the difficulties with the sock but it looks lovely.
Thank you!
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