#knitlock

How is Sherlock going to get any crime-solving done when he spends all his free time knitting?!

Inspired by the marvellous fic Ravelling by @calaisreno in which both Sherlock and John learn to knit.

The artwork is also for this month’s @sherlockchallenge: Joke

Aaaaand third pair done! Of a very whimsical project started near the end of summer 2024: Knitting 16 pairs of socks based on a lovely BBC Sherlock fanfiction story.

Ravelling: A Knitted Remix - pair 3: The Great Game

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A while back I read @calaisreno fanfic 'Ravelling' after stumbling across it on Tumblr. Apart from being beautifully written, it also really hit a chord for me, since knitting is what kept me somewhat sane over the last 2 years and has been a massive help just by keeping my hands and my mind busy.

Ever since I got into knitting bigger projects, I have been flirting with the idea of doing more fandom inspired knitting, since fandom is another big part of my everyday life. But knitting materials are expensive and I only want to knit clothes that I truly love and will get a lot of wear out of, and so far no bigger fanish project has ever appealed to me enough to make the commitment.

For some reason - before reading Ravelling - it hadn't even occurred to me that socks are right there! So just like John in this fanfic I too want to slowly start a fandom inspired sock collection, because that just sounds like a lot of fun.

I am starting off very beige. I found a pattern for an oatmeal jumper inspired sock and the same weekend I went out to shop for some groceries and came across the ideal beige yarn for the purpose. It was basically faith.

This has been my first time knitting a sock from the toe up (if we ignore the at least three times that I unravelled parts of this sock before I was happy with it) and I really like doing it this way! The yarn, while inexpensive and nice to look at, was a bit of a pain to work with though.

Overall I am not 100% sure how much this really resembles the actual oatmeal jumper, but even if it doesn't, it's still a very comfy and nice cable knit sock, just in time for the cold months and it has a special meaning just for me.

The problem with socks, he decides, is that people have heels.

John in Ravelling

While I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment (even though this heel really wasn't that bad), there is an even bigger problem ... which is that people have TWO feet.

So I will post this here mainly to hold myself accountable to actually starting and finishing sock number 2 at some point (even though my mind has already merrily skipped further down fandom knitting lane and is now ogling 221 B wallpaper patterned socks or a Moriarty skull tie pattern). But I am sure I will return to oatmeal sock number 2 in 2-3 business months, just to discover that I have completely forgotten how I made the first one!

Wish me luck!

Near the end of summer 2024, I started a very whimsical fan project: Knitting 16 pairs of socks based on a lovely BBC Sherlock fanfiction story.

Basically, if you like reading blog entries about niche hobbies from slightly silly geriatric millennials, then this project is for you. XB

Ravelling: A Knitted Remix

Pair 8: Look At Us Both

Tease:

Near the end of summer 2024, I started a very whimsical fan project: Knitting 16 pairs of socks based on a lovely BBC Sherlock fanfiction story. If you like reading blog entries about niche hobbies from slightly silly geriatric millennials, then this project is for you. XB

Ravelling: A Knitted Remix

Pair 5: All Mysterious With Your Cheekbones

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Hi there!

I've not been making much new stuff lately. I've been going through some stuff...

Anyways, there's a lot in my back catalogue, I've done probably dozens of different ones to do with my knitwear extended universe.

Near the end of summer 2024, I started a very whimsical fan project: Knitting 16 pairs of socks based on a lovely BBC Sherlock fanfiction story. I finished the fourth pair today. :D

If you like reading blog entries about niche hobbies from slightly silly geriatric millennials, then this project is for you. XB

Ravelling: A Knitted Remix

Pair 4: Representation Matters

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