Learning to knit has been a surprising journey for me so far. At first I found it so difficult and I was so tired from trying to take in new things, then I got to this pair which taught me the joy of repetition. Turns out I really like knitting rib! Admittedly the leg and upper foot of this pair is very wide rib but still so enjoyable.
I really wanted a taller sock suitable for wearing with my hiking boots. With the sock yarn being merino I also thought they would perform similarly to my RTW merino socks which are fantastic for walking in, I shall report back once I’ve worn them and see how I get on.
The yarn which is showing up much lighter and more purple here is almost black with lighter purple highlights, very dark Academia look. This looks fantastic but was a bit of a killer as I was using a pair of darker bamboo needles to make this one, once I swapped to my silver metal needles it did go much faster but was a bit brutal on my wrists.
Pattern is from Summer Lee’s Wide Rib Sock Set and this is the 8 x 8 sock.
Yarn is from Maker Maker store, with the bright pink coming from Skein Sisters as a mini skein of Fabulous sock.