Robin Socks
1 post 7 knitlog entries Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Finished January 21, 2026
Robin Socks
Festival spirit is here (with surgery)
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From cast-on to bind-off, oldest first.
- I wanted to knit this festive socks for a while and cast it on yesterday. With no doubt I could not get it done by the new year but at least I can finish it by January. I really loved this pattern - it looks so festive …
- I finished the colourwork chart using Ladder Back Jaquard. It was a bit hard to wiggle for three colours but it’s manageable and the outcome looks fabulous, except the fabric is now twice as thick. Not sure how it will …
- I finished the first one yesterday and put it on blocker. The red yarn from Loveyarn is not consistent with thickness and I found it’s closer to DK weight. Due to this reason, the colourwork part that used the red yarn …
- I finished the second sock with US 0 needles and the colourwork looks much better! I definitely gonna to unravel the first one. I thought I would accept imperfectionism, but no, this is a fitting issue and it jsut looks …
- I managed to successfully perform a surgery on the robin socks! The main reason is I don’t want to unravel the whole thing and start it all over again, so I decided to split it in the middle, so that I only had to knit …
- Wow I have another update. Long story short, I combined the two individual socks, literally. This idea came to my mind yesterday when I was brushing my teeth and looking at the pictures, and suddently it sparks: I happen …
- Finished and blocked the second sock. Added the eyes and beaks using duplicate stitch with black yarn.