I finally ordered some things from knitpicks. Options, and a few skeins of yarn I want to try out. I made my first sock last week and it’s so much fun, and I want to make more socks. So I bought several different colours of different yarns, thinking I’d make socks.
However, a few days later, I’m suddenly worried that I can’t make a pair of socks out of one skein (220 yards) of fingering (I think) weight yarn. They’ve already processed my order… am I going to have to make really short socks? I don’t really mind if they’re short-ish, as long as they cover the ankle. :doh: So am I in trouble? Or are 220 yards enough for a pair?
As long as your feet aren’t too big and you don’t use a stitch pattern that eats up a lot of yarn, I think you should be able to make anklets. You can also do the toes and heels in a contrasting yarn.
Or I could wear mismatched socks. Heh… Oh well. I bought two skeins of Memories, one in Spring Prairie and one in Cape Cod. Intended to make Cape Cod socks for my bf, because they look like a colourway he would like, but oh well… ankle socks are so not for boys. :oops:
You can always do socks with an afterthought heel (and toe if you are really worried). I can almost always get a pair of socks out of under 200 yards, but I have narrow feet.
