Search This Blog

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Two's a Pair!

I have always loved watching people knit.  The fluidity of their hands while using needles to make yarn take form into something lovely. Of course, it is even more intriguing beacuse I like to watch people's hands and I love to create.   It was only natural for me to want to make something beyond the beginner's scarf!  So I set out to make Amelia a pair of socks!  A daunting task and an ambitious one because it requires more than the standard two knitting needles and is said to be challenging and confusing.  So I ventured to the quaint little knitting shop downtown, picked up some needles and the perfect yarn to make socks!  The lady there suggested that I make a tube sock as it would be my first time. Socks with a heel can be difficult.  Ha!  Of course, I had to do something challenging. 

And I did!  With the help of  the Silver's Sock Class online and a few YouTube videos (I couldn't even remember how to cast on!), I made Amelia my very first sock! It fits perfectly with a little growing room! And even though it has a few imperfections, it is so cute and I am excited to get started on it's partner to make a pair!