Transformation!

First of, Sam think's he is people too! Whenever we sit around the coffee table and talk, he sits down pretty on the sofa and listens. Biko has never done that.

Now we come to the transformation part. On the right you see an ugly ball of sock yarn. I really didn't like it at all (was given to me), but after knitting it, it was not so awful any more. Still don't like it much, but I can at least look at it now.

I made socks as a gift and know that the one getting them will like the colors at least. It's a simple sock with a K3, P1 leg. The foot is simple stockinett stitch. I did try out a new heel though. It's the jojo heel. I found the instructions on the Lana Grossa website. If you really want to know, I'll look it up. Anyway, I like this heel. It's fast and easy and there are no ugly ridges or pumps. If you don't have a high instep, it will work out great! With this pair I did 3 heels, because I had to rip out the second one (not because of the heel, but because of the yarn).

Notice the matching stripes! I started the first sock from the outside and as is my way of doing socks now, started the second one right away from the inside. I noticed that the stripes will match and was very happy about it. I had to cut the yarn after the second heel though, otherwise I would have had one blue row after the heel. But it turned out fine.

By the way, this pair of socks was made with appr. 24,640 stitches, not counting knitting the heel a second time. Pretty impressive! My son said, " you are nuts". Well ...Yarn used:Super Soxx by Lang& Co, 78 g of the 100 g ball. I made mens size 11 and the legs are 8 inches high. The ballband said 2.5-3.5 needles. I've started out with 2.5 but changed after the toes to 2.25mm, much better fabric. I could have used 2mm , would have been fine also. O.K. enough said about the socks.

Now see here: My ugly selfdyed is not so ugly anymore! I quite like it knitted up. It's going to be the Flow Motion socks by Cat Bordhi again. I just love the pattern. I use 3.75mm needles to get a smaller sock, for women's size 9. The last ones were made with 4mm needles and they fit my 10.5 foot perfectly. (You can't change the sts count with this pattern. Only by changing yarn and needle size can you achieve a smaller or bigger sock).

I'm actually further along with the sock. I've also another project on the needles which will also be a gift. More about that the next time.

I go knit now.
Oh yeah,
the moral of this story, don't be too hasty in judging yarn you haven't knit with yet! ;o)

Supplemental:

Margie: What I meant with one sock from the outside and the second one from the inside, was that I started knitting the first sock with the yarn from the outside of the ball (if the ball is a big one 100g and makes a pair of socks). I start knitting the second sock right away, so I don't get the second sock syndrom and pull out the end of the yarn inside the ball. Sometimes I divide it into two balls so they will not hang together. I hope I didn't confuse you too much! ;o)

Dipsy Doodle: On the LanaGrossa website you have to go to "Der Stricktipp./Knitting Tip". There you'll find "Sockenmit JOJO-Ferse" (Socks with JOJO-Heel) and other great tips.

I really liked the JOJO heel. Have fun!