Vital sockstistics
And which needles? Grafton Fiber DPNs. I borrowed these from work and my cat keeps trying to chew them!
Which size? 2.5mm
OK, confess: are you knitting to the right tension and following the pattern to the letter? I'm following the pattern exactly, but I haven't checked my tension. I'm more concerned about making the socks to fit me (size 5, but wide fitting). I made the middle size and I don't think it's wide enough for my fat little feet.
I'm a lot further on from the picture above now, being almost at the point of starting work on the ankle. I've made a couple of errors in the lace panels, always on needle 2 for some reason. My yo followed by k2tbl occasionally goes wrong and I end up with one stitch instead of two. It's not difficult to correct, though. I pay greater attention to that part of the pattern now!
The greeny-blue yarn in the picture (Louisa Harding Fauve; I'm also working on the Evelyn jumper from Gathering Roses) is there because I had trouble remembering which part was needle 4 when doing the increases, so that told me I'd reached the fourth set of stitches. Once I'd started work on the lace pattern I didn't need the reminder.
All about you
Are these your first socks? Yes, and my first attempt at knitting in the round. I managed to pick up my knitting inside-out and so several rows came out purled instead of knitted - I swore lots while unpicking that lot! Even so, I'm a novice at this sort of thing and I'm finding it straightforward, so if you've never tried socks before this pattern is definitely worth a try.
What's your stash like? Can we see a photo? It's a basket of yarn. My husband reckons I should only have as much yarn as fits in the basket, but it's already started migrating into knitting bags and new balls appear when he's out of the house... There's a lot of eyelash yarn (Wendy Shimmer, Sirdar Boa) in there for a bedspread I'm making, some Colinette and Louisa Harding, Sirdar Snuggly Bubbly, Wendy Frizzante and a skein of yak yarn Kirstie gave me.
What's your favourite yarn? Sirdar Snuggly Bubbly or Louisa Harding Impression. If only Snuggly Bubbly came in black!
Tell us about a gadget you can't live without: Cable needle. I love cables.
Right, I've shown you mine, now you show me yours!
Want to join the Simply Knitalong and have your say on our blog? Debbie Tomkie's gorgeous Feet First lacy sock pattern is available to download and you can email us at simplyknitting@futurenet.co.uk with your comments. We'd love to see a photo of you with your sock or why not send us a link to your blog?













