twistedloops

I finally finished reknitting the Bayerische sock tonight.  I decided to add an additional 8 rows of the texture pattern, and then knit the toe.  I did some informal measuring, and decided that there would be enough yarn for this.  I knit, and knit, and knit.  Each row became more and more troubling.  Would I run out of yarn?  Finally, I decreased down to the 8 stitches on each needle called for by the pattern before grafting.  How much yarn was left?  You can see it there in the picture, all 29 inches of it.  That’s right, less than one yard of yarn remains.

Now, I’ll admit that I’m worried about the second sock.  If my gauge is off just a tiny bit, it could spell disaster for sock two.  But, I went ahead and wove in the ends on the first sock.  It’s interesting, my sock is actually a bit big on me.  As I knit with the others from KTog on this project, I kept noticing that mine was a bit wider than the other socks being knit.  But, as I stated in a previous post, I refuse to knit socks on anything smaller than my US0s.

As for the next steps, I’m not sure if I’ll cast on for the next sock right away, or continue with my other current knitting obsession, dishcloths.  I’ve finally knit some ballband dishcloths.  The pattern is easy to memorize, and makes for good movie knitting.  I’ve still got a ton of cotton to go, so I image there will continue to be more of this pattern.