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[afuna]

Hah, my brother just called me asking me for information on how to get started with knitting. My brother's best friend wants to get some knitting-related stuff for his girlfriend for her birthday. So what, I'm an expert now? Ahaha :{

Makati was too far for them today, but I did point them to Dreams Yarnshoppe just in case; if they do go that'll be the second person I'll have recced to Dreams :D

Also they didn't have the internet handy, or else I would have pointed them to synecdochic's beginner's guide on knitting. I may still do that later.


In other news, I managed to finish a sock yesterday, and then I knit through the night, and I am now past the heel of its pair.

It's striped but the stripes don't match! Not sure if anyone will notice. It's also blue and about knee high, and I'm not sure what I can match them with.

But the most important thing for me, see, is that the socks fit my feet exactly. Most of my other socks tend to have a ridiculous inch or inch and a half of allowance. This pair just fits like they were made for my feet -- which they are :D

Comments

[synecdochic]

It's striped but the stripes don't match!

These socks are known as 'fraternal socks', as opposed to identical socks. They are generally thought to be charming, although some people are annoyed by it enough to carefully start sock #2 at the same step in the color repeat to prevent it :)

[afuna]

Heeeee. Okay, if they are generally thought to be charming, I can live with that *G*

I tried to make them match, but I forgot where the first one had started! This all has taught me that I need to take copious notes with my first sock, so I don't need to guess/count and guess rows on my second *g*

[oona]

Pictures?

[afuna]

When the second sock is done! *G*

[ex_rising236]

I personally don't mind my socks not matching. My problem is that I can never find a cotton yarn that I like enough to finish crocheting a sock out of!