#vanilla socks

Tumblr, after a month of trials and tribulations, I have finally found a vanilla sock formula that works for me. I ended up having to do a deep heel and instep increases. I haven't taken these off since I wove in the ends. They are more comfortable than any commercial sock I have ever worn. I want to make myself a million more.

Yes I’m at work

Yes I finished these socks

Finished my first pair of socks!

Despite starting the second sock on a new yarn ball they still didn't match lol might be a combo of different dye lots plus my gauge was a bit tighter on the second sock. Very proud of it still tho!

[Image description: there are three images of a green sock in various stages of making.

Image 1: there is a dark green sock that has been knitted from the toe up. It is folded in half with bamboo double pointed needles at the beginning of the cuff. The toe is a lighter green than the rest of the sock.

Image 2: The same sock is shown with the needles this time in the opening for the heel. There are stitches on the needle in the same light green as the toe. The sock now has a ribbed cuff in the light green colour.

Image three: there are two feet placed with the soles together, each wearing a knitted green sock. The left foot has a dark green sock with light green toe, heel, and cuff. The right foot has a light green sock with dark green toe and heel but the cuff is cropped out.

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Thanks for being kind about my couple of days off!! I used them well and made some socks, and they're even (almost) matching! I'm aware I'm a little late for NaKniCroMo but it's been an awful lot of a week so let's just bundle the first three days together and see how it goes from there

Day 1: Share your goal

This month I'd like to finish my rainbow blanket that I started last July, it's made up of 625 squares and I've got 105 left to make. If I make 4 a day then I should get the squares finished - the sewing will be a problem for next month.

[Image description: a photo of an open notebook, in which there is a plan for a patchwork blanket. There are labelled diagonal columns for each colour, which have been fully coloured in apart from green and the yellow column. There is only a small section of each to be finished. End image description]

It's made from acrylic because that's cheap and I'm a skint student, my ultimate goal in knitting is to learn to use (and spin!) nicer, more sustainable fibres like wool, cotton, and bamboo.

Day 2: Meet the maker

[Image description: a photo of a light skinned man with brown curly hair and large round glasses. He is sticking his tongue out at the camera. He is wearing a dark red shirt and a grey jumper with fluffy lining. He is facing the camera at a 3/4 angle. End image description]

Hi! My name's Len, I'm a 20 year old disabled man, studying so I can start uni in September, and I seem to spend my life on trains. My school textiles teacher first attempted to teach me how to knit when I was 11. She told me I'd never be a knitter, and when I was 16 I decided to prove her wrong and made a very wobbly, very long scarf. This year, knitting has become my biggest hobby and I've started improving lots, and now I can knit in the round and make dinosaurs, hats, gloves, and socks!! There's plenty left to learn, and I'm looking forward to every second of it

Day 3: Your Craft Corner

I knit wherever I am - there's normally a small project in my pocket and I knit in bed, on trains, any corner I'm in is a craft corner. I'd take a photo of the horrific pile of works in progress and my stash but we'll save that for day 26 and my yarn stash and storage because hopefully I'll have tidied up a bit by then!