Then you read the pattern on the label and the following thought process takes place: "Hey, you're only using 44 stitches, but the pattern on the label says you need 56 stitches for a medium size sock. Does it take 12 stitches to go down one size? Ummm. Let's just go up to 50 stitches and see how that fits".
So I ended up knitting an oversized sock, which I would have had to rip down anyway because the toe looks twisted (figure 8 toe) . But now it's obvious that 44 stitches were good.
I should know better and swatch. And if I choose not to (stubborn as I am), I should disregard labels and rely on my intuition. Here's how my ripped down toe looks like:
It's pretty, but my M1's are all biased to the same side, causing my toe to twist. The other M1's I know of that can be symmetrical leave a hole. So I'm ripping and starting again with the trusted short row method.
2 comments:
Hi Pioggia,
Where did you get your pattern for toe up socks (or toe down)? I'd like to try them and see if I like them better than my standard patterns.
Love the colour of that yarn! Looks so great from here!
They are a lovely shade of blue though. This sock it to me is so good, I get to see all the lovely differnt sock wools from all over the place!
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