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My First Socks (You Better Work Socks)
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May 12, 2021
June 4, 2021

My First Socks (You Better Work Socks)

Project info
You Better Work Socks by Yarnspirations Design Studio
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Mid-calf
Me
7-8
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
743 yards = 4 skeins
Garnstudio DROPS Nord
1 skein = 185.9 yards (170.0 meters), 50 grams
1 Off White
267685
White
Wool Warehouse
Garnstudio DROPS Nord
2 skeins = 371.8 yards (340.0 meters), 100 grams
5 Grey Mix
267692
Gray
Wool Warehouse
Garnstudio DROPS Nord
1 skein = 185.9 yards (170.0 meters), 50 grams
14 Red
477911
Red
Wool Warehouse
Notes

Working in DPNs for the first time ever.

16/05 after casting on 5 times before being able to get past the first row I managed to make the 7” ankle cuff. I then messed up starting the heel and couldn’t fix it - stitches are hard to pick up and this wool is felting even as I knit eek.
Starting over - it’s all good practice right. I will do this sock out of sheer stubbornness if nothing else.

04-06-2021

So, socks!
So much fun. The heel turn is magic (as everyone promised it would be).
So relaxing to do, but quick, and just awesome.

I actually really enjoy DPNs; does this make me odd?

Struggled with loose slipped stitches on one side of my heel which made my heel/gusset join a little unsightly where the picked up stitches stretched out the looser slipped ones.

Also got a ladder coming out of the gusset but really not sure how as I tried everything to avoid. Happened same place and side on both for an inch or so.

Dropped stitches on ribbing may be the end of me but the effect of a full ribbing cuff is cute.

Will definitely be making more pairs.

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You Better Work Socks
by Yarnspirations Design Studio
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About this yarn
DROPS Nord
by Garnstudio
Fingering
45% Alpaca, 30% Nylon, 25% Wool
186 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: May 12, 2021
  • Updated: June 4, 2021
  • Progress updates: 5 updates