Wow … I’ve had two FOs in the past three days. I think that’s a record for me.
First of all, here are my Straight-Laced Socks from Knitty.com in Sockotta sock yarn, #617.
And just to prove there are really two!
I knit these top-down on two circular needles, and I did both socks at once. The pattern called for turning the socks inside out to do a 3-needle bind-off on the toes. :shock: I found this to be a bit challenging, to say the least. I decided to go ahead and Kitchener stitch the first one, but I decided that I needed to do the 3-needle thing on the other. So, I flipped it inside, wrestled both sets of circulars through the tiny little hole in the tip of the toe and bound off. It left pointy little edges on the bind off, and I wasn’t overly thrilled about the whole process. I probably won’t do this again.
Finally, this pattern seemed to knit up a bit larger than I had hoped. They feel a bit baggy. Fudging w/ reducing this pattern would be a challenge because of the lace repeats. So, I’ll probably just use a different pattern next time, but it was a fun one to knit!
Oh yes, and I forgot: My second FO is a tiny preemie gown for the Compassionate Knitting Project. I posted a picture of it on that thread here.