Well, finally I finished the Flying Geese Socks. My dear mom blocked these socks for me and let me tell you, they look fantastic blocked! I didn't realize what 'blocking' can do for your knitting pieces.
I must share with you that I have discovered that I tend to knit my first socks of a pair nicely. Its mate usually never looks the same. Case in point: I did the first sock of the Flying Geese Pattern and it came out beautiful, granted there might have been one or two little 'signature markings' but overall it came out beautiful. Its mate on the other hand, did not as you will see from the picture.
First of all let me share with you that knitting can be very very relaxing, but when you are under a surmountable stress value as I was on the day I attempted to finish this sock, you will quickly come to realize that you will make terrible mistakes that you will regret for the life of that sock.
The mate to this sock went through much distress at my hands. I started grafting the toe way way before I was supposed to. I realized my mistake, but by this point I had already 'cut' the yarn. I attempted to go back and undo the grafting, add yarn to the existing yarn and continue the pattern until I really arrived at the place of grafting the required stitches. Well, my toe area ended up looking like a 'roach killer' sock!! Meaning that it was pointy rather than rounded as it mate was.
By the end of this finished product, I can tell you I was NOT relaxed, but more distressed than when I started. My daughter said not to look upon it as a 'mistake' but rather that the sock itself had 'character'. Suffice to say, I took her advice and left the sock as is.
1 comment:
Very nice color choice on the flying geese. Nice knitting.
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