Picture My Knitting

1/2 an FO!!!!

I have been working like a madwoman these past two weeks which has drastically cut into my knitting time. I worked about 6 hours today and said I would reward myself with some knitting time. And I am thrilled to report that I finished a monkey sock! One down one to go. The heel flap is a bit too big. I have short and narrow heels and this happened on my last sock too. I know I need to modify this next time around.

What's on my needles

I guess you could say my current main project is Cookie A's Monkey Socks. It would technically be my second pair of socks. I was looking to step up a bit from my first pair which was just a standard k2p2 rib. Actually I should said that this is my second sock, not second pair. I had some second sock syndrome going on with my first pair. I'll get back to them at some point, I'm sure. They are a worsted weight and I'm just not into them smack dab in the middle of summer.

I originally cast on Monkey with Knit Picks Filici but then when I got some of SockPixie's sock yarn I had to switch gears and use that yarn. I'm about half way through the gusset and I'm pretty pleased with the project. I got gauge before starting, but throughout the leg, the socks seemed big. They fit, but they don't stretch much and I hope they'll stay up. When I got to the heel, I could see again that I have gauge, but they still seem big.  Other than that, I love how they are turning out. I love the yarn and the Monkey pattern is great. I think this will be my first pair of socks.