Finished First Socks!

I finished my first pair of socks! Crocheted, of course, with thanks to Linda Diak for the free pattern. I didn’t know about different weights of yarn when I started these, so they’re perhaps a bit thick in a worsted weight. But they’re super-comfy on, a little more like slippers than socks (but not really actual slippers). When Kevin wears them under his shoes, they bunch up a little at the heel; not sure if that means I made them too big, or if it’s just that the yarn is too heavy (and/or crocheted)?

I do like the yarn, Lion Brand Wool-Ease, pleasant to work with. Washed with a regular load (warm wash, heated dry), and they got nice and soft and didn’t seem to shrink noticeably. The whole project took me about a month, but that's because after I did one sock, I think they sat for at least three weeks before I motivated to start the second one. Next time I do socks, maybe I need to start both at once? Actual crocheting time was only about six hours total, I think.



Even if they don't work fabulously under shoes, they’re definitely warm and snuggly for wandering around the house (a nice layer with actual slippers)! The woods print is rather lovely, in an understated sort of way. And the pattern was super-simple, easy for a beginner. So what if one sock did come out slightly bigger than the other? – so are his feet! :-)



(Feet pictured above are mine, not his, worn with an extra layer of regular socks under the ones I made.)