Tagged: wendy’s toe-up gusset sock

In Which the Pirate Rips Back.

sock

In Which the Pirate Rips Back.

This afternoon I went again to the LYS for an hour or so of knitting. I had a plan; I was going to finish the gusset and turn the heel of a sock that I hadn’t expected to give me any trouble. As I got to the heel turn, I measured it up against the first sock and was surprised to find that my...

In Which the Pirate Knits With Mom.

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In Which the Pirate Knits With Mom.

On Sunday I went to my parents’ house to celebrate Mother’s Day, and after lunch we sat on the screen porch and I helped Mom with the heel turn on her very first sock (and put some stripes on my own sock while I was at it). Here are the mother and daughter socks: Knitting with other people is cool, but there’s something extra-special...

In Which the Pirate Has a Sock.

life in general / sock

In Which the Pirate Has a Sock.

Finally, this sock that’s been traveling around with me since Thanksgiving is finished. (Now I have to knit its mate. Such is the way of socks.) I wanted to do a toe-up sock, but the usual short-row heels don’t fit entirely right, so I went looking for different methods. This pattern from Wendy Johnson has a gusset and an interesting heel shape. It fits...

In Which the Pirate Sets Goals.

bags / lace / sock

In Which the Pirate Sets Goals.

The speed at which I’ve been knitting lately has given me a boost of confidence and renewed my energy for knitting. Two hats in five working days, a pair of armwarmers in less than ten hours? When I first started knitting, I never would have dreamed that I could crank out finished products so quickly. (And now, I’m making excuses like “well, it’s worsted...