The first sock in Helen Stewart’s Handmade Sock Society is this lovely Shell Cottage sock pattern.
© Helen Stewart
While stash diving, I came up with this lovely heather greyish color called Basalt Heather from Knit Picks Stroll. I’m ready to cast on!
Not quite the update I planned. My post was supposed to be about finishing the Bloomin’ Socks but alas I haven’t accomplished that. Yet.
Most of the time I listen to an audiobook when I knit. Right now it’s the Maisie Dobbs series written by Jaqueline Winspear and I love them. (I’m on book #9 – Elegy for Eddie.) Anyway, I’m knitting the toe of the second sock and I knit one round then decrease one round. Easy. It’s just plain old knitting.
Except I get mixed up on whether it’s just knitting or needing to decrease.
So I quickly made some “thumb bracelets” to be mindful of which row/round I’m on. Nothing fancy mind you but they work.
One for the knit round.
And one for the decrease round. 
I just need to remember to change them out after each round! (And please ignore my dry hands.)
Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade is offering another sock pattern subscription club inspired by the beautiful Cornish coastline. The Handmade Sock Society 2 begins with the first of six sock patterns on February 14 and runs through December 5, 2019.
I didn’t join the first club but since I do enjoy knitting socks, I want to try this out. My plan/hope is to use yarn from my stash for at least three of the patterns.
For a limited time, you can join the club at a discounted price.
Have you ever joined a subscription club before?
Sometimes printed patterns look fine as they are and sometimes better when mirrored. I decided to make my Bloomin’ socks mirror images and printed the charts in reverse.
I pulled up the leg chart in Photoshop and flipped it so the bloom pattern is reversed. Original chart is at the top and the reversed chart at the bottom.
Then I did the same for the gusset and foot chart. Original chart is at the bottom and the reversed chart at the top.
I might have to tweak the gusset a bit when I begin the decreases but I’m sure everything will work out fine.
And the nine-inch circular needles are a dream!!
Do you prefer identical patterns on both the left and right sock or mitt or would you rather they mirror each other?
