Finished!

I finished the second cabled sock:



I really like how they came out. I posted all the final details on my blog:

http://www.goodyarn.blogspot.com

Thanks for letting me join the KAL for these socks, it was fun!

One Sock Done

OK, I've been making extremely slow progress due to limited knitting time, but I did finish the first sock. I posted this on my blog already, so sorry if it's a repeat, but I'm afraid it may be just a touch too small. It fits really well and feels good, but I'm afraid I'm putting too much strain on the stitches. Or maybe I'm being paranoid :-)

Here's the top:



and here's a side view - you can see the side and back cables on the sock:



And yes, my legs really are that pale, even at the end of summer.

I'm knitting too

I also am knitting these socks with my Sweet Socks in Vampire. I haven't had much trouble with splitting on the yarn though. I started out using wooden needles (my usual preference for DPNs), but they and the bamboo needles were just too sticky. I finally switched over to metal DPNs with a nice sharp end and it's knitting up more quickly and smoothly. I really like this yarn a lot, actually.

I'm knitting the pattern as written except I have really short legs and don't like socks to hit mid-calf, so I shortened the leg and started my decreases earlier. Otherwise, knit exactly as written and no problems so far. I was afraid it was too small because my gauge is tighter than the pattern calls for, but I put it on a string and tried it on and it fits great. I just finished the heel and am now starting the straight foot portion. Here's a picture of the heel:



Here's the back of the leg:



and here's the front of the leg:

Duh!

Apparently I am not the fastest bunny in the woods because it took me much too long to figure out the main part of the pattern. Duh.

I am knitting both socks at the same time do to the fact that I don't have full balls of the alpaca in any one colour. I will be winging it and hope they turn out nice.

So, to possibly save some of you time figuring it out (although I am certain you ladies are much quicker than I), once I got through the knit one row and purl one row, I couldn't figure out what the heck the M1, M2, and M3 were. Double duh. Simply, they refer to the charts! Triple duh.

Clear as mud.

Has anyone else started their socks yet? Did you visit Holly and check out her beautiful Kauni??

Thanks for letting me join in! I'm excited to knit these lovely cabled socks with everyone! I have started - I'm knitting them with some of my Sweet Socks yarn. I just started the cables though, so there isn't much to see yet. I'll post a picture after I've got something to show.

Blah

Apparently Blogger is against my posting of pictures today.

I have the materials assembled; Drops Alpaca (100% pure alpaca) in three colours, and since I am a rebel, I will be knitting the Drops Cabled Alpacas on 2.25mm instead of the 2mm dpns. Yes, I do realize I am asking for trouble. Maybe not. The label recommends 2.5-3.5mm needles so that should work out ok. I hate tight socks.

Let the cast on begin.

Anyone else start their socks yet???

This is the link to the pattern: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=100&d_id=19&lang=en.