SM15 2 – All the Beees

This project was a bit of a slow one for me. I wasn’t sure if it was inexperience with rapidly switching between knits and purls, that the charts were needing close attention, that it was beaded quite a bit or all the things combined but I felt like I wasn’t getting far fast.

I did feel a little better after seeing remarks from speedy knitters I know that they also found themselves going much slower on this one. Despite the reduced pace I quite enjoyed this knit. The heel detail was lovely and I always appreciate a heel flap that’s reinforced and has the stitching reduced on the purl side. I also really like the beading at the top of the cuff detail that this design has. It’s very similar to another sock I’ve knit previously; so much so that I went to see if it was the same designer. It isn’t. The technique for starting these socks was very fiddly and prone to error moreso than the start of the other socks which didn’t include a provisional part cuff knit with scrap yarn.

This project also took place at the same time as I went to visit The Old Laravale School with some friends for a weekend craft retreat. Once I’d arrived I learnt about the Scenic Rim Astronomy Association meeting happening on the property while we were visiting so I accepted the opportunity to do a little star gazing too. The whole weekend was lovely and it would have been nice to have it fall during not a competition so I could work on some other crafts a little more too. But we’ll know that for next time to bump the timing to a little later in the year, that will also work nicely for handling some other niggles we encountered along the way.