Sunday, January 31, 2010

cozy socks!

while taking a sock knitting class in the fall,
i finished one sock, and the ribbed cuff of its partner.


this past week i was determined to finish the pair.
on thursday afternoon i turned the heel,
on friday afternoon i knit the gusset,
and yesterday, by the fire, with henry's "help",
i finished them up.
(grafting the toe has to be the hardest part.)
there are some funny spots, 
where perhaps i knit when i should have purled.
but they are cozy and warm and homemade.
and finished!

when finishing something feels this good, 
why don't i do it more often?

how are you at finishing things?

8 comments:

  1. Great socks, Karen!
    I'm usually bad at finishing things, but lately I've been "chunking out" projects, just as you did with the socks. I'm finding that 'one step at a time' is less overwhelming than looking at the whole process at once!

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  2. Oh socks! I keep thinking about making one's own socks, how fun that would be, well the part where you pick out the colors and material and tha part where you wear them. I LOVE socks. But I have no idea how to knit and don't think I would be able to manage it at all.
    Your socks are beautiful. Love the color too.
    Cozy is good. Handmade is wonderful.
    I have to start something first in order to try to finish it. Hm. Trying later today for more art journal pages.

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  3. Oh and I meant to say congrats on finishing, just hunkering down and doing it. Not easy, but like you said, feels so good after.

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  4. I have GOT to learn to knit socks! These are splendid. Re finishing, I have planned to finish ALL my unfinished projects this year! We'll see...

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  5. Those are great socks! and what a lovely warm raspberry color! I am very bad at finishing things. I am notoriously bad at finishing things. My quilt group cheers and applauds and laughs when i finish something!!

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  6. ooh, i love handmade socks!
    i don't know how to knit but some friends have made me some and they are fabulous!
    you're look grand :)

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