It's about time! I started June's sock
late—and here it is 1/6th of the way into July, and
June's first pair of sock—toe up blue lace socks are just getting
to being half finished. I had started working on the heels (the
increase part) before I stopped knitting and spend most of June
sewing. Then last night I finished the increases, and finished up
the the short rows to complete the heel. This AM I did a few more
rounds—Plain in the back, continued pattern in front, and now the
back of the sock is tall enough that with a new pattern repeat about
to start, the pattern will continue round the sock—both front and
back.
They are slightly smaller than my
average sock (cause these socks aren't—like 99% of the socks I
knit—for me) and fit LEGS nicely.
Now all that remains is a straight run
to cuff. I like Paton's Kroy socks—all the different varieties (I
think I have them all, and in every color, with some doubles!) but a
50g skein is only 165 yards--(vs say the Chroma I showcased yesterday
(396 yds per 100g/198 yds per 50g,) or Lion Brands Sock Ease(438 yd
per 100g/219 yds per 50 g)--it's a rather small skein.
The yarn is a bit thinker—but mostly
it's just heavier. I find I get 8/8.25 stitches to an inch with all
three yarns (well I am guessing that with the Chroma, since I haven't
knit with it, but I have knit with other similar yarns, and other
KnitPick yarns)--and I get a good quality fabric, too. This is based
on how well the socks wear, as well as how they feel. (I have had
only 1 pair of sock in 10 years of knitting socks develop a hole—and
that was Koigu—Lovely stuff to knit with, but its fingering weight
yarn is not really sock yarn!)
So with slightly less yardage, there is
a finite limit to how tall these socks will be—Not that they will
be short—I just checked on the scale, I still have a full 50 g.
left (of the combined skeins) so there is enough yarn left for a full
pair of socks—I won't end up with anklets!
The heat wave continues—it is
slightly less humid today (but the forecast is still for the mid
90°'s (That is OVER 32° C—but not as hot as 36°--still
too damn hot—anyway that you want to measure it.)
My limited knowledge of Celsius system
is based on a few landmarks—0°C= 32°F, (freezing point of
water) 16°C=61°F, (inverted symmetry) 37°=98.6° (body
temp) 100°= 212° (boiling point of water). It's not perfect
and complete knowledge—but enough for a reasonable gauge (I can
read C measurement when traveling and have a clue—the best days are
warmer than 16°--but not so hot as 37°) Every once in
awhile, I google a site to get exact exchanges... but most often I
just approximate.
Yards/meters are close enough for the
most part—That it rarely matters (I do have (for sewing) a METER
stick—but I still call it a yard stick (well it has both systems
(one per side) and I still tend to use the inches/yard side—but in
theory, I could measure meters!
