I joined my first KAL last month with a free sock pattern, Trailblazer Socks, from Winwick Mum. It looks like a cable running off-center down the front and back of the leg but it doesn’t require a cable needle or holding stitches in front or behind.
The secret is a new-to-me stitch called the Right Lift Increase or the Left Lift Increase along with ssk or k2tog. She has a great tutorial if you need a refresher. It’s relatively self-explanatory but sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words especially to a visual learner.
I am farther along than these pictures show from the weekend. In fact at this time I’m just a few rows from the toe on the first sock.
The dark yarn makes the cable a little hard to see but I still like the texture it provides.
Speaking of the yarn, this Regia 4-ply is a workhorse of a yarn. I’ve used it before and the yarn doesn’t pill or get holes in it, at least I haven’t had those experiences yet. I plan to knit the toes in one of my hand-dyed yarns leftover from a sock from couple of years ago.
The KAL has ended but as there was no official deadline, I’m going to keep on knitting.
- Have you ever joined a KAL, MKAL*, CAL* or MCAL*?
- Did you finish the item?
- Did you like the finished item?
- Would you do it again?
My answers:
- This is my first.
- Not yet but I will.
- So far so good.
- Yes, if I like the end product. I don’t think I would do a mystery KAL just because I like to know what I’m investing my time and yarn into.
On to knitting…
Knitting In Flashes 