Sock Making : Finished Object - 8 April 2024

A finished object , or FO, in knitting is a completed project; I’m so glad I’ve completed this pair of socks :

As you may recall I was inspired by the bright colours of a flower I saw some days ago.

I decided to use a different colour for the heel as I was a bit unsure whether or not I was going to have enough of the yellow yarn. I added a bit of green colour yarn thinking it matched the stem colour of the daffodil. In hindsight I made a good decision because the amount of yarn left would not have been enough for both heels:

I will keep that remnant handy as I will probably need some in the future to mend the socks and it will be nice to have a matching colour.

The green colour I found at home was bought at a very well known second-hand and charity shop called Oxfam, and it was very cheap :

I took a photo of the label because it's important to familiarise oneself with the product before using it.

It's got some interesting information: firstly it’s 100% super wash wool which means that it’s machine washable. This page goes into a lot of detail of ‘super wash’ wool and what it means.

If you buy wool because it’s a natural product, you may choose to avoid ‘super wash’ as the treatment used on the yarn to make ‘easy care’ may include a plastic coating. The second point I thought was interesting on the label was its recommendation to use 3.25 mm knitting needles. It’s an extremely thin yarn and the 2.25 mm needles I used were much more suitable in my opinion.

I love this green colour but didn’t actually like using the yarn very much because it splits easily so knitting with thin sharp needles was not easy at all.

I’ve decided to give these socks to my friend so she’ll have to tell me what they’re like when worn.

Thank you for reading !