My Feet are BACK
Falling Leaves are done! Schaefer Anne yarn, size us1 needles. Two at once using magic loop.
These were my first toe-up socks and my first go at a short row heel. I dig it! As I had suspected, they are just a hair too big, but I have decided not to care about it. They are very comfortable and I love the way the yarn knit up for this pattern.
A couple nights ago, I sat at my computer with my sock and learned how to do a tubular bind off. (Savannahchick has GREAT instructions here.) While fussing over it, I had an AIM conversation with my pal Nancy. 3/4 way through the finish, she informs me of an easier way to achieve a stretchy bind off for a toe up sock. "M1 every other stitch and then just bind off!" UGH! Would have been so much easier, but then we both agreed that a tubular bind off is quite pretty and Schaefer Anne is worthy of it. So for you Nancy, I include a close up of my tubular bind off.
My feet aren't swollen anymore and they aren't hidden by my belly. Yippee yahoo yah! Next up, a set of "Mommy and Me" Anastasia socks by Minty! (Yah, yah, still working on the Curlicue, too.)
Labels: Falling Leaves, FO 2007
posted by Annie at 6:07 PM
15 Comments:
Those are beautiful! Nice job! I love your yarn choice! :)
great socks! first FO as mom! I like the cast off. it looks very pro. lovely colors. they look super cosy!
mommy and me socks- cute!
Very pretty socks! I have never tried a tubular bindoff before but it does look very professional.
Yay, they look great! and yea, the tubular troubles were worth it! LOL
I can just imagine how soft those socks are. They look great. Thanks for the tubular bind off tip. Ya learn something new everyday.
Beautiful! Isn't the yarn heavenly? I just finished Pomotamus with it, and now I know what to do with my second skein!
I love Schaeffer Anne so much, I cannot fathom putting it on my feet.
Until now. Pretty!
I molested some skeins of Schaeffer Anne yesterday at downtown yarns- FUN! But I didn't buy any due to my current obsession with trekking XXL. Now your socks are making me think I should perhaps shift the focus of my obseesions...
Plus, more baby pictures!! thank you :)
Nice use of schaefer anne! :)
Doesn't feel great to see your toes again? The socks are lovely.
The socks look just beautiful!! Congrats on your toe-ups AND short row heels, I feel like I'm falling behind in the sock skills!
How perfect to have socks named especially for your new daughter, can't wait to see them!
Beautiful! How perfect that once you can actually see your feet you see that they are covered in beautifully hand knit socks!
Isn't it great to feel closer to your normal self again? I got a huge rush for weeks after my daughter was born because I was no longer the size of Texas. I think Minty's pattern is a fitting choice! I've never achieved satisfactory results with toe-up sock bind off. I've tried tubular, EZ's method but the m1 sounds promising! I might rip out a binding on some I don't like just to see how if it works!
Three cheers for 2 socks! Now, I really must dig up my Schaefer Anne and ponder.
Oh, lovely. I must learn to do that two socks at once thing.
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