hedgehog fibres – Measure Twice Cut Once

When it’s cold and almost snowing well naturally I made shorty socks!

I cast these ones on over the Christmas break when we were in England and it felt ridiculous in all that cold weather but come January and back in the heat of Sydney and I was grateful for my shorty socks.

Once again I’m using a Summer Lee sock pattern but this time I’m trying on with an arch support.

This was fun to knit but when it came to wearing them they are sooooo comfortable. I really like how it feels like they hug your foot. They are particularly fun to wear on Saturdays when I stand all day teaching.

The main yarn is a Hedgehog Fibres yarn and once again I can’t find the name and will have to add that back in later. The mint I’ve used for the heel and toe is from a bundle of mini skeins from My Creative Garage I picked up at FibreFest.

After wear these are suffering the same fate as my neon shorties, once my shoes suck them in I have to adjust them straight away. As it is I didn’t do that while rushing for the bus one day and I think the rib has now felted. So sad but good lesson learned. Start with a smaller size and make them a little taller to help with fit.

Pattern: Summer Lee Knits – shorty sock set – arch support shown in Pom Squad Sneaker Sock

Yarn: Hedgehog Fibres and My Creative Garage

Catching up on my backlog of posting, these neon shorty socks were knitted last year and have been in rotation ever since.

The pattern is @summer.lee.knits Shorty sock pattern set, I used the fade without the fade as I wasn’t quite at that skill point in my knitting.

I love the shorter length, makes knitting seem even faster but with wear I’ve been regretting they are quite this short. I’m notorious for my shoes eating my socks. That’s happened a few times with these ones and it ruins the rib along the top.

Note for next pairs be sure to make them a fraction taller and tighter so they move around less on my foot. I’m making progress with closing up the toe, I still have to watch the video and set up one stitch at a time and not be interrupted but it’s looking slightly neater and has no holes.

On this pair I feel like I was finally getting the hang of knitting the rib in the round, though trying to count the neon yarn nearly sent me blind, it is bright!

Pattern – Summer Lee Knits – Shorty sock pattern set

Neon yarn – Jawoll sock from Maker Maker store

Blue Yarn – I think it’s also Jawoll sock but I can’t find it’s order to confirm that

Speckled Yarn – Hedgehog Fibres, I’ll update the colour when I find it

Tag: hedgehog fibres

More shorty socks!

Neon Shorty Socks