I'm about halfway down the foot and I made it through the short row heel thanks to this tutorial that someone directed me to last time I whined about my Nutkin. The pictures and detailed instructions were great. I can't say that I'm a fan of this heel though. It's just so fiddly and even though I did it right I still think it's messy looking.
Messy messy! It won't be as gappy as the original sock, so that's nice but I'm not crazy about how it looks. I think the heel flap is much neater. Oh well, at least I'm getting another pair of socks under my belt. That is, unless I decide to rip up the first one and do it all over again the right way.
In other yarny related news, I got two luscious skeins of Malabrigo Silky Merino for Christmas. One in the Marruecos colorway and the other in Bobby Blue. What should I knit with them? Perhaps I'll consult my other Christmas gift Brave New Knits to see if it has any ideas. Whatever it is, it will need to be small, I've only got 300 yards to work with...
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Heh. I still haven't knitted a sock, so I have no clue about the process.
ReplyDeleteGo you for working on your second Nutkin!
And Brave New Knits is an AWESOME book, isn't it?
Two skeins of malabrigo silky merino will make you a honey cowl. :) Just cast on 188 stitches, instead of the recommended number (it will still be big enough to wrap twice around the neck).