Finally I finished knitting a pair of socks for my friend 🧦 It was almost finished but I didn't bind it off the rib. It's one of the tricky parts of sock knitting in addition to knitting toes and heels.
Usually I don't do blocking for my socks as I wear it right away. This time as a gift, I did it to make the socks look nicer. You can really see the difference 😉
Fancy sock blockers are available online. But you can make it with a cardboard box. Draw a rough shape of a sock and cut it out. Copy it if you need another one to block a pair at the same time. Another option is to download a patter from the Internet.
I wish my friend likes the socks and it warm her feet up during German cold winter.
I wonder what to work on next. Probably a large market bag with a fabric I bought recently 😊
That's my Needlework Monday. Happy Needlework Monday to all!
自分の靴下を編む時はすぐにはきたくて丁寧にブロッキングすることは少ないのですが、今回はプレゼントということでブロッキングしました。ブロッキングとは、編み上がったものを水に通して、編み目を整えるプロセスです。やっぱりブロッキングするときれいに仕上がります。
靴下のブロッキングにはソックブロッカーという道具が売られていて、どれもこれも、特に木のものはとてもかわいいのですが、なぜか買わず、段ボールなどで作ったものを使っています。見た目はイマイチですが実用としてはこれでOKです。
さて、ブロッキングも終わったし、きれいに包んでお手紙を買いて、子どものお迎えがてら発送に行ってきます。喜んでもらえるといいな！
Needlework Monday is initiated by @crosheille and @crystalize. Now it has its own account @needleworkmonday. Thank you to the team for hosting this wonderful & fun weekly tag!
針仕事の月曜日は@crosheilleさんと@crystalizeさんが始めた月曜日の針仕事コミュニティーです。和気藹々針仕事の話題で盛り上がります。英語の投稿にヘルプが必要でしたら discord などでお気軽に声をかけてください。
Shocks are looking really wonderful. excellent work
Thanks @engrsayful 😁
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STOPnice work, well done @akipponn
Thanks @devyleona :)
you're welcome
Hihi I think I know which company send you the cardboard... it has a verräterisch logo 😂
Love your socks, I am always amazed that a ball of yarn can result in such a lovely pattern. I still have not knitted with such a kind of sock yarn, but would love to. And as I so seldom knit socks, I always have to relearn how to knit the heel :-DDD But with the casting of... I always do it the same way, are you doing something special for the sock ribbing?
Amaxxx. You see the smiling mouth!
A knitting friend of mine told me there is a way to knit a heal called "sweet tomato heel". As a big tomato & sock knitting fan, I must try it. I do "Tubular Bind Off" for ribbing (I didn't know how to call it in English until now 😂). I always have to see a video how to do it ...... Now I can knit a toe & heel without a pattern but I need a video for binding off ... It's so complicated.
I think I have a book with this tomato heel inside and I found it looked totally nice, but the description was: good for a wide heel... and as I have a wide foot around the toes but a super small heel (I slip out of all shoes) I did not tried it so far. Looking forward to your experience.
And with the casting of: I have to research the tubular bind off!!! My bind off ist often wobbly (and so far I only use the standard way and I once tried three needle bind of for a cardigan)
I didn't know it fits to certain heel types. I wonder what kind of type mine is ...
I did regular binding off but the "Tubular Bind Off" looks better ... it needs tolerance though 😅
I love them, one day I will knit a couple of them. The shade of the yarn is a beauty, the tones are my favorite. I think that making them is quite laborious.
Hi @jicrochet. You changed profile photo :) I like this kind of fun multi color yarn especially during the cold dark winter time. You must try it!
Lovely socks! And yes, having a blocker or a "plastic foot" helps to bring new socks into their best form. They look much neater and it's easier to take a picture :)
That's right. Without blocking, I couldn't take a good picture ... Or I just lazily take pictures by wearing them on my feet 😂