A Perfect Pair of Socks--FINALLY!!!!!!

I'm getting faster, and better. I started this while watching Dancing with the Stars and finished after I watched Nightline. I only had one dropped stitch (that ran all the way down the foot and took me 1 hour to fix). I changed the yarn from Trekking to Lion Brand's Magic Stripes because I didn't want to continue to use the expensive stuff while practicing. I used the SoxophonePlayer's "recipe", as he calls it, for hem top socks, with adjustments for my son's foot: 40 rows mock rib, hang hem, 50 rows leg, heel, 60 rows foot, toe. It fits my son's foot a little bit too snugly, but it's okay since I know for a fact he won't wear these socks because 1) of the color and stripes, and 2) they don't wear wool socks in the Philippines. If I had known they would turn out so well and so easily, I would have used my nice yarn! (but not the green Trekking yarn, because I'm officially sick of it).

I can't believe I knit a pair of socks in a few hours and I didn't even have to frog it and rewind the yarn!!!! I think it is all in the tension.....the Magic stripes yarn is a bit thicker and rougher and so the tension I set my machine up for was probably perfect for this yarn, while not too good for the 4-ply Trekking and Opal I've been knitting on. Now I know!!!!

Now I've got to teach myself the Kitchner (sp?)stitch. Karen in the Woods has a great tutorial with photos. I'll look at it again, but not tonight, since tonight I have to read my articles and prepare my presentation for tomorrow's class. Wish me luck!!!!!