Monday, December 6, 2010

All finished on the socks

I am finished with the socks.  Now I remember why I love to do socks.

1. They are quick
2. They are sooo much better that regular socks - something to be said for the properties of real wool!
3. I can be as wild as I want in small doses.
4. I can actually finish it.

This is really my first time with a pure wool with no viscose ( elastic) to manage any mistakes for me.  I really enjoyed working with this soft wool.  Not itchy either.  It is also the first time I felted a garment of anykind - so I expected to see them shrink a lot more than they did- but still the dense soft fabric was a wonder to behold.  I also learned that doing bands of color really helps you with the second sock - making it the same size without the maddening task of counting umptymillion rows....next project please!

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