Finally Finished: Blue Naturals
I started the first sock in Cleckheaton Country Naturals while visting with my parents in Rotorua. I started it again just before leaving, and worked a good a good portion on the bus journey home. Until just past the ankle, I was working with a really nice set of bamboo (3.25 mm) needles (five, and eventually four). Things progressed quickly, and then I decided to try working the leg on two circulars. That was OK, but a little cumbersome for me, and I eventually switched back to trusty double-pointed's to finish off.
One sock was done, the leg ribbed 3 x 2, with a slightly darker blue stripe to stretch the yarn to a reasonable length.
I keenly started on the mate, with yet another needle method (magic loop), for variety! I chugged away at it, and then got distracted by more stripey endeavours.
Finally, they're done. and wearable. And, I learnt a lot during their knitting. Not just that two circulars is not for me (not yet, anyway), but that placing markers is tedious, and not something you really need to do if you're watching closely, and well, that I really should refer to yardage/meterage if I don't want to have to add a stripe in!
I am finally free of the unfinished pair guilt (for now, at least).
