Encouraged by my successful socks using the fade yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills I dove right pack in and cast on another pair!
I’m using the same basic sock pattern so I can get more practice using the magic loop method. I’m also struggling with joining in the round at the moment so it’s taking a few goes to get it right.
The orange yarn feels slightly thinner than the self striping yarn. Both are merino blends but 2 different brands and I think I got them from Maker Maker Store in Melbourne via an online order? I found the details and added them down below
After the last fade sock where the heel was the same yarn the whole way though, I found having a contrast yarn so much easier to see and deal with! Will be remembering that for future pairs.
I liked the contrast heel so much I did the same for the toe, I’m still struggling with the grafting stitch so the toes aren’t as smooth as I would like but they are better than the last ones so I think at this stage continuous improvement is a good sign.
So far I’ve been following the pattern and just using a ruler to measure when it says “make rib to 3cm” it works mostly but having to keep trying on the sock for my foot length which is slightly annoying for some reason?
At one point I was trying on one of each sock to see how my tension and fit was between 2 different yarns.
I also adore the self striping yarn! It makes me look so much fancier than I actually am in my sock knitting journey!
Pattern: The I’m so basic sock with video tutorial from Summer Lee
Yarn: Both from Maker Maker in Melbourne – Self striping yarn Chaska Sky Collection × 1
F995 Pink Sunset and Solid Orange Yarn Edelweiss Classic × 1
408 Warm Orange
Changes: made the foot shorter as per my last pair