Vanilla Sock by Crazy Sock Lady on magic loop in Estelle Sock twin crazy ball. Was not a huge fan of the yarn, as it is pretty splitty and a little rough but you guys I did it! I made my first ever pair of socks! And the rusticness of the yarn helps hide my beginner mistakes lol

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    9 months ago

    As someone with crocheting, but no knitting experience, would you recommend this project to me? I really want to make socks now seeing how awesome your socks came out!

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      9 months ago

      This was me a month ago: https://sh.itjust.works/post/5742265

      I took some advice from that thread, and my first project was a hat, just to get used to knitting. It’s all loops in loops, you’ll get it quickly. I think it’s good to do something else first because socks come in a pair and I don’t think my second would have come as close to matching my first if I had dove in with them to start.

      I think the best advice I got was to look up continental style knitting, since it tensions the yarn in your left hand. I hold my yarn the same for crochet and knitting.

      Let me know how it goes!

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    9 months ago

    Damn, those look great! Fantastic job! Socks are hands down one of my favourite projects: quick, practical, lots of room for creativity, and you can never have too many. Welcome to the sock knitting club!

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    9 months ago

    Wow. I love the colour. It looks like it would take forever to knit this. How long does it takes?

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      9 months ago

      Possibly the comfiest I own. I was worried because the wool felt a little scratchy to work with but honestly there’s a lot to be said for custom fits!

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    9 months ago

    Yay you! They look fantastic, I’m still too afraid to try knitting socks myself :s

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      9 months ago

      My friend, these were my second ever project. I’ve been knitting about a month. If I can do it, you can definitely do it!

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        9 months ago

        That’d be awesome tbh. I just got into the whole “craft along” thing with a CAL a local designer set up for a shawl pattern. It’s been fun sharing my progress with other participants and seeing what they’re doing, troubleshooting and such.