WinterWonderland Socks

1 post 4 knitlog entries Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

Finished July 9, 2025 WinterWonderland Socks Summer in winterwonderland Read the project post →

The knitting journal

From cast-on to bind-off, oldest first.

  1. Start planning for the new socks. I’m using the West Yorkshire Spinners Signature yarn, plus the sparkling white yarn from Colourmart as a contrast colour. It took me a while to divide the self-striping WYS yarn. It’s …
  2. Finished the first sock. I basically followed the pattern, but did not do the repeat for all charts. I also changed to CC colour for heel flap and heel turn. I think it looks good, however, the problem is I have a ton of …
  3. Finished the second sock. I like how it looks! I’ll unravel the first sock tomorrow and knit the same way as the second one. 2nd WYS skein: 31g left (used 19g) Assuming the used WYS yarn is also 19g, I’ll end up having …
  4. Done! I’ve unravelled the first sock and re-knit it the same way as the second one. Yarn left: WYS yarn: 62g (Can you believe that?! I only used 99-62=38g yarn! I really should buy a small skein for sock knitting next …