Monday, November 08, 2010

Sock Knit Along Progress

This is my little knitting helper - one of my sister's dogs!  She loves to sit on my lap and watch me knit - and I let her do that after we had a serious discussion about NOT stealing my ball of yarn, LOL.  If you look closely at the photo you can see I am wearing my friends red sock - just as a pattern reference, you know? The yarn I am using is Regia - I am not sure I really like it all that much because it is not as soft as Kroy.  I need to find some Kroy for the next pair!  Or is it Croy?  I think it is Kroy and let me tell you - it is a favorite sock yarn with my friends in Canada.
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These are winter socks so have a longer leg.  I am down to the heel split, but have lost my 4th needle - I think I left it another sister's house!  So - hopefully in the next few days I will be able to get my lost needle and get back to knitting.
How about the rest of you?  Socks on the needle?  Oh - and yes, I was going to try the 2 pairs at once method, but first I have to get that 1 ball of yarn divided into 2 and sometimes it is the simpliest of things that seem so difficult at times, so I am happy to stick with my dpn's for this pair!

4 comments:

Diana said...

I like the Kroy yarn, too. So soft and squishy!

Paula, the quilter said...

You should learn how to knit socks on two circular needles rather than DPNs. It really is easy. Think about it: there are still 4 needles. Go to youtube and search for Cat Bordhi. She has several videos on knitting a sock using circs. Is it the Kroy that is made by Paton's? I can get it at Hobby Lobby, so maybe it is available at Michaels or Joanns.

Granny said...

You're a much better knitter than I am. I would never try two colors at once.

dot said...

It is Kroy and I found it at JoAnn's. If you have a coupon you can even get it for cheaper. I am knitting a pair of socks for my grandson right now and really like how the yarn knits up.