tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post3806910172693417343..comments2023-10-14T10:52:35.183-04:00Comments on Clio & Phineas: Finished: Two Socks, Two Weeks! And Thoughts on SocksCliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-45215987790440769972014-01-23T17:03:45.792-05:002014-01-23T17:03:45.792-05:00Those cashmere socks are adorbs!Those cashmere socks are adorbs!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-10949028776823766242014-01-22T16:56:59.421-05:002014-01-22T16:56:59.421-05:00Actually, just a week or so ago I did exactly what...Actually, just a week or so ago I did exactly what you suggest and knitted a little square patch onto the hole. The only problem is that it creates a slight lump. I'm happy the socks are back in action and will be watching them closely for additional signs of wear...Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-6653043809719732412014-01-22T12:24:47.600-05:002014-01-22T12:24:47.600-05:00They are worth mending. I never bothered to darn s...They are worth mending. I never bothered to darn store-bought socks, but after you spend hours and hours knitting your own, you try to find ways to salvage them. You could cut off the foot, pick up stitches on the cuff, and re-knit the foot using a sturdier yarn, if that will save all your lacework on the cashmere beauties. Or pick up a few stitches below the hole, knit a little rectangle, and sew the three loose edges down to hide the hole.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-66235902502433414992014-01-21T18:18:16.028-05:002014-01-21T18:18:16.028-05:00I've kind of steered clear of the wool/cotton ...I've kind of steered clear of the wool/cotton yarns. Maybe I'll give them another chance... <br /><br /><br />I know what you mean about a foot-gasm. I feel that way about the cashmere socks. Alas.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-16126763779536315662014-01-21T18:13:16.789-05:002014-01-21T18:13:16.789-05:00I was SOOO offended and threw them into a corner w...I was SOOO offended and threw them into a corner where they sat for months! I just finished fixing them this week. <br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, I've found the same so far when it comes to yarn. Although, all wool/nylon is not created equal! I've had at least one get all fuzzy. It doesn't seem to have weakened, but it doesn't look as good as it once did. ;-(Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-18038472358705570312014-01-21T17:09:55.458-05:002014-01-21T17:09:55.458-05:00I think you will find that you can use any superwa...I think you will find that you can use any superwash wool for socks. Anything but superwash felts, as you have already discovered. Also, from my experience you have to have some nylon or polymide, some manmade fiber in the mix, or they are not very durable. Pure wool socks are comfy, but the addition of a man made fiber makes them wear like iron. Personally, I am offended if a pair of socks that I spend that long knitting doesn't hold up. Yeah, I know, it's the process, but I also like to wear them for a while. I like Regia sock yarn, and for simple socks, I love the self-striping ones. Your socks are really cute, and it sounds like you are on the road to having plenty.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-75718450866968416112014-01-21T12:20:57.199-05:002014-01-21T12:20:57.199-05:00Hurray! I love love love the colorway of these soc...Hurray! I love love love the colorway of these socks. It's nice to have a TNT pattern, that you don't have to agonize over, for a good stretch of mindless, meditative knitting. I confess that I got into the habit of re-knitting yarn, scavenged from thrift-store sweaters, when the economy tanked five years ago and I could no longer afford real sock yarn. Some of the yarn worked great, some was really yucky. I give away most of the socks I make, so I can only assess the few that I keep. Best-feeling and best-wearing are knit from Italian merino wool -- wearing them is like having a foot orgasm. Close second is a wool/cotton blend: feels like cotton, keeps foot warm like wool. I have a vast array of short lengths of crewel yarn from some other lady's abandoned stash that I like to use to do fancy stripes across the top of a sock, but now I'm down to only weird yellow-greens and mercurochrome pinks, ew.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-78754401163223512772014-01-20T16:49:58.017-05:002014-01-20T16:49:58.017-05:00Yes! KP's Stroll is good for socks! However, t...Yes! KP's Stroll is good for socks! However, the socks that felted were KP Palette, which is not superwash and 100% wool rather than a blend. So, perhaps the moral of the story is that yarn designed for socks is best. ;-)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-83332713849375267802014-01-20T10:53:47.205-05:002014-01-20T10:53:47.205-05:00The colors! I love it! Thanks for the tip about KP...The colors! I love it! Thanks for the tip about KP having good sock yarn.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-49666450113491177572014-01-19T23:29:23.106-05:002014-01-19T23:29:23.106-05:00Oooh! Good suggestion, Carol!Oooh! Good suggestion, Carol!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-54705709052977982182014-01-19T18:19:39.752-05:002014-01-19T18:19:39.752-05:00Make a pair of Cookie A's Monkeys. They are t...Make a pair of Cookie A's Monkeys. They are the easiest "patterned" sock evha.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-31469995164442569432014-01-19T11:00:45.701-05:002014-01-19T11:00:45.701-05:00My pleasure, K! I love them, too! And it really he...My pleasure, K! I love them, too! And it really helped me think about where my sock knitting is going.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-2276341700571906452014-01-19T10:46:07.153-05:002014-01-19T10:46:07.153-05:00Oh, I LOVE them! They look like the sea... And tha...Oh, I LOVE them! They look like the sea... And thanks to you for participating!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.com