Gimme an 'M' pleeeeze!
I finished my March socks! They are made of Bright Spring Magic Stripes yarn with size 3 needles. I'm sort of tickled that they match up pretty well.
A question that has been on my mind: Should I block my socks if they are machine washable? I am thinking I do need to if they are made of anything that has to be hand washed and laid out to dry but that it would be a waste of time for the superwashed wool that gets tossed in the dryer. I would love some comments on this, so feel free to leave your knitty advise!
Today I bought some yarn to make some bed socks, 'cause my feet get cold at night and I found a cute pattern. I also just had to buy some yarn to make myself a Tubey; I think I'll do a short sleeved version since it'll probably be hot outside by the time I get the thing done! I'm currently working on an easy red shrug that I'm kinda making up as I go along, so I need to finish that next, but I really ought to cast on the new bed socks tonight because I have got into the habit of having two projects going at once. So, its off to bed to knit, as soon as I figure out which thing to work on first.
posted by Tina in Wonderland @ 7:46 PM
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4 Comments:
Yay *m*! :)
I don't block my socks, I'm also terribly lazy though and they've all been superwash so far. I've let a few air dry but they ended up larger than when they went in, so I toss them in the dryer now. Don't forget I'm lazy, so take my comment with a huge grain of salt :)
The socks are great!! Good job on the match up!
I don't know anything about blocking socks, let alone blocking anything else lol.
I did the air dry thing a couple of times with socks too (cause i was thinking they might shrink if I put them in the dryer) and they ended up loose. This last time I washed them I threw them in the dryer and they were fine.
Great job! I haven't had the courage to wash mine in the washer/dryer. I keep hand washing and hanging them up over the bath tub to dry. If you don't have blockers you can use these instructions to make one from a plastic coated wire hanger: http://www.needletrax.com/blockers.htm
Or you could always pop over to http://www.socknitters.com and look at their forum and see what they have to say.
Good Luck!
Thanks Quickeye and Shelley for the advise. I'm so glad you agreed that they don't need blocking and I am now more than happy to just pitch 'em in the dryer! You don't have to beat me over the head with a broomstick to keep me from doing extra housework!
Wendy, thanks so much for the links!
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