Friday 4 May 2012

FO Friday: My first socks...kind of

After a lot of rambling about yarn hair, tulips and running the past weeks it is time for some knitwear!

I made my first pair of socks EVER! Want to see?


Unfortunately it isn't a very big pair, they are a present for a one year old girl who whose mom looooves everything pink.


For the project details:

I used this pattern:  Jelly Bean Baby Socks by Susan B. Anderson 

The pattern was really well written, but since I never made socks before I also used a little youtube tutorial that you can find here. It gives you a general idea of what kind of techniques you will need to use and how to use them.

The yarn I used was something I still had in my stash. It was Royal from Zeeman (a local retailer), which is a very cheap acrylic yarn I bought when I started crochet. I know what you are thinking, why on earth would you use that?!  It was a last minute thing to make (stress knitting alert!) and I knew it HAD to be pink. This was the only yarn that was pink and gave me the right gauge.

In my opinion this yarn doesn't knit very smooth and the finished project is very stiff (I knitted some swatches with different needles sizes but they all ended pretty stiff).

Luckily the new owner didn't mind having some stiff socks, they fitted perfectly! I guess people that don't knit themselves won't mind getting acrylic socks ;-).

I do know that I will make another pair of baby booties or socks for a new born that will be welcomed in August (lots and lots of time to pick out some super soft yarn!).

But before I knit those, I still need to knit a pair of real socks for little old me. I have been wanting to do so but I am a bit nervous about it. I still need to buy a pair of nice little sock needles. Does anyone know a good beginner pattern?

Check out other finished objects at Tami's Amis

19 comments:

  1. Congrats on your first pair!! Looks great.

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  2. They are gorgeous and of course the benefit of acrylic is that they will wash brilliantly. It is astonishing how dirty children's socks get.

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  3. It is beatiful! Last weekend I learnt knit two socks in the same needle, and I almost finished my socks sample, and also small!
    I like it!

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  4. Congrats on your first socks! That is a great accomplishment.

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  5. Those socks are simply darling. I'm so glad to hear that they fit so well too!

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  6. These would be very basic, beginner socks, yet with a nice heel:

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  7. Sorry, copy&paste does not work. Look for Wemdy D. Johnston socks with a slipped stitch heel. That's a free pattern on Ravelry.

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  8. Yay! You made your first pair of socks ♥
    Hopefully you don't get as addicted as some of us....
    Ps. I enjoyed your running post. Getting flowers after the finish line must have only amplified those good feelings ♥

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  9. Ohh so cute. I really should try some socks too.

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  10. Your small booties are darling. What a lucky girl. As for your own pair, a quick search on Ravelry will have your head swimming ... and this is for simple basic socks! Looking forward to seeing what you knit up.

    http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#sort=best&query=basic socks

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  11. Cuff, leg, heel, gusset, foot and toes - looks like every skill you'd need to make socks for yourself!

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  12. they are adorable!i never thought of making small socks! you are so clever :)

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  13. oh my those socks are so so so cute. you are so clever knitting socks! I am only just learning to knit little squares!

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  14. So sweet, especially knitted up in that pale pink color. Susan also has a basic sock pattern available for adults.

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  15. Love your little socks, I don't think acrylic is such a bad thing as they will wash easily without shrinking. Very cute pattern.

    Love your previous post, that's a great achievement to run, I am definitely not built for running, so I'm impressed by anyone who can!

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  16. Very cute, baby socks, love the colour. Will you make some for yourself now you've made a baby pair ? Deb xxx

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  17. Ooooh, baby socks! they're too cute... I still remember when my toddler's feet were so small. Have a nice week end

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