I did a little work on my sock(s) this weekend – but very little. I’m basically finished with the leg of the sock – next time I work on it I’ll start the heel! AH! That’s where the anxiety kicks in.
Other than that – I did nothing productive this weekend – on my knitting or much anything else. (Oh, and did I mention I made it a four day weekend? Naughty!) It was a weekend of excesses for me, but that didn’t include knitting, because I was in the mood for sin.
I have to get bluebell and Sheldina off my needles! If I don’t get an FO this month I may die.
-Pepper
I just finished the heel on my first one (not boasting – a million other things languish undone) and the heel flap and turning were a cinch. You won’t have any problem, I’m sure. Where I ran into a glitch was picking up the stitches for the gusset. Easy enough (if you’ve remembered to slip the first stitch every row – I think I goofed there too) with big old stitches, but trickier with the little tiny ones. I’d gone three rows past the pick-up point when I realised one side was just ugly. Working backwards was no fun at all, and it’s now got tink-head, but still looks better.
If you haven’t come across it already, this tutorial is brilliant. Really helpful to see what it’s supposed to look like at every stage.
Your pal in Adventures in Sock-Knitting.