Both pair of socks for the pooling challenge were finished in plenty of time so there was no pressure at the end to get them done. That feels good. Now I will just knit until another challenge comes along.
I didn't make much progress on my toe up socks. I need to sit down with the book and figure out where I start the gusset so I kind of took it easy.
This is the same photo as last week, but now the 3S Shawl has several more rows on it. When I measured the width the other day, it's 60" wide. I am going to keep knitting until I run out of yarn--I have that skein and a small ball and one other small ball reserved for the end. When I get to that, it's time to knit another row and bind off.
As soon as Miss Judy L gets her On The Needles post up, I'm going to link to that. {The Link Box is up and it's here. } If she is too busy to post that today, I certainly understand. I only nagged her about it once. Not like last week when I didn't nag her at all and she forgot and blamed me. I really love Friday On the Needle posts, I have found some awesome patterns-like the 3S Shawl- and have seen some amazing and inspiring work. Thanks for that!!!
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Nice progress! I haven't done toe-up socks yet. I'm still using the first pattern I've tried! So unadventurous.
It's nice not having the pressure of a deadline. Although sometimes that what it takes to not start something new. ;0)
The really neat thing about toe-up is you just try it on to see when to start the gusset. I like to slightly stretch the sock on my foot, then start the heel flap (which will be on the bottom side of the sock) when I still need about 2- 2 1/2 inches to the back of the heel. Then start the short-row heel when this fits just slightly less than your actual heel while gently stretched. My biggest mistake when I first started was making the sock too long and they were baggy. I have since learned to stretch it slightly when trying on, and the socks fit perfectly. You will love toe-up once you get used to it! I first thought the side of the gussets were not as neat as you get from cuff-down, but now I don't even notice them. Hope this info helps! Happy knitting!
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