Needles and Wool

The French Socks are just lovely! I love mine in red, and the Denim is rockin' too!!

Good luck on the two circs. It's one of my favorite ways to knit socks!

I prefer one circular if I'm not using dpns, though I occasionaly use two circulars. Good luck! You don't have to knit 4" after knitting the waste yarn on an afterthought, just as long as you're comfortably past that row. If you have really short feet, it might be an idea to stop a little earlier. Once you've knitted your heel you'll get a better idea of fit as well. I usually can't wait for 4" and only do one or two!

That denim is a great color for socks. You know I'm curious about how your toe-up sock adventure goes. I did decide to just go with a basic ribbed sock after all that reknitting the toe-up jaywalker.

As for your Ariann sleeves... from what I've read, the lace will open up quite a bit when it's blocked, so hopefully your gauge isn't as tight as it feels. I guess I'm an optimist! :) Once I learned to knit with two circular needles, it's rare for me to knit with dpns. It feels like wrestling with a porcupine at the beginning! :)

Your Trekking socks look great! When I was trying to picture afterthought heels in my mind I thought that basically you are knitting the ribbing, leg, foot (between the heel gusset decreases and the toes) and then the toes before doing the heel. If my thinking was right you could measure( end of gusset decreases to start of toe decreases) a pair of well fitting socks and see if that measurement is near what you expect it to be.
I'll be interested to hear how knitting socks on two circulars goes for you. I tried once and really would love to learn but the first attempt was such an utter failure I haven't tried again.

Good luck with the 2 circs for socks. Your socks are beautiful as usual and I am sure those sleeves will block out fine! Have a good week.

4 inches past the waste yarn sounds kind of small to me, unless the toe is especially long. When I do an afterthought heel (no gusset) I actually make the sock a little longer than usual to make up for the extra stretching the fabric has to do over the instep.

Well, if those afterthought heel socks come out too small, just remember your good friend Jenny has size 5 feet! hehehehehe. And, yes, I cringed when I read about Ariann. Good luck!

My, that's a lot of socks!

Hey Karen... You guessed correctly! I'm knitting the Everyday Cardigan. Email your address and I'll send along some yarn.

I have always had problems with that afterthought heel - but good for you for stretching yourself a bit and trying new things! Lots of great socks on the needles right now.

Are you liking the Lorna's Laces for your socks? I enjoyed the yarn though the pattern I tried failed me.

I've been wondering if toe-up socks would be easier, or socks on the circulars, rather than the traditional sock patterns I've tried. I'll be watching your future posts to see what you think!

I tried an afterthought heel once. I am sure it will go better for you!

Lorna's Laces socks are gorgeous. I haven't tried that pattern yet - it's lovely looking.
and the sleeves.... yeah, it would definitely make me nervous as well if the gauge was very far off from the body gauge....... errr, ummm, might want to try them on (?) smile.

I've been wanting to try the afterthought heel so I'll be interested to see how it works out for you. Do let us know!

You are the sock queen! (grin)

Hey, I thought all you did was spin? It looks like you've been getting in a lot of knitting time, too! I really like the Child's French Socks. It's a lovely pattern (that I'd like to eventually get around to knitting), and the LL sock yarn will showcase those pattern stitches perfectly.

i like using 2 circular needles instead of the double points for a more even gauge. try it sometime. can't wait to see your sweater finished -- it's a great pattern! go bonne marie

Lornas Laces is great and that Denim looks so nice. I was going to start Flyingdales for my next sweater but have been leaning towards Ariann instead.