Well, I got my socks done this evening – with one small problem. The colorwork bands are too tight and won’t fit over my heels. D’oh!
I tried to fit them both on several times, then went to the classic next step. “Maybe it will block out!”
It did not block out.
Sigh.
Oh well. I know what I did wrong – I just kept the yarns too tight for the bat section, and also I think I caught the floats too frequently, which does also make for a less flexible fabric. So tomorrow I will be ripping back to the beginning of the colorwork section.
It could be worse! The colorwork was fun to knit, now I get to knit it over again. But looser this time!
How are your projects going?
Quite A Yarn 
They turned out perfect but so sorry they are too tight. I had that once and went up a needle size for the colorwork… worked for because I knit tight at times.
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That is a good thought! I might do that for these!
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I hope it helps 😊
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It will!
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I feel your pain. I’m impressed you will rip it out and redo it. Such cute socks! I’m in stockinette heaven on my second Sleepy Hollow sock and garter stitch heaven on my shawl.
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Eh – it’s not that much to redo, and I really want these socks! Your socks and shawl are so pretty! Glad they are fun and relaxing to knit as well 🙂
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I have thin ankles….just a thought! 🙂 They are very nice.
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LOL! I will bear that in mind 🙂
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Noooooooooooooo!!! I am so sorry!!
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LOL! That’s what I said too 🙂 Oh well – it’s not too much to redo, so hopefully should be able to get it fixed pretty quickly.
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Thankfully they are toe-up socks.
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Yes, that was a real break!
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For a minute there I thought they were top-down socks, what a disaster that would be! I’m sure it’ll be second time lucky and you’ll have some fabby socks to wear
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That would be a disaster! They are toe-up, so it shouldn’t be too bad to get them fixed 🙂
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That is the problem with colorwork socks, isn’t it? I hope you’re able to work them more loosely the second time around! Agreed on the thought about going up a needle size, that sometimes helps.
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Yes it sure can be! I ripped back this evening and got them restarted. I am using one needle size up and just being careful about keeping everything looser. Here’s hoping!
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Fingers crossed!
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Thanks!
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I’m glad you are fixing them? Because they are perfect.
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I got them ripped back this evening and am restarting. They are too cute not to have to wear!
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They are adorable!! Hopefully you can get the color work loose enough, but not too loosey goosey!
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I should be able to – fingers crossed!
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Oh no! This is why I generally have been scared of colorwork socks. Hopefully you enjoy knitting them the second time around just as much. I’ve hit the point on my afterthought everything socks where I’m ready to be done with them, but know I should keep going a little bit longer.
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Yep – that is the hazard! I think second time around will go much better 🙂
I know that feeling of being done with something, even though you know you should do a little bit more!
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Oops – you are so good to rip back right away – that’s the kind of project that would have had me in an angry tizz and may have been confined to the back of the cupboard. I saw something similar on a craft at a MacMillan coffee morning last month – fingerless gloves with a pattern wrist band – no one could slip them on to try them yet the palms looked like they’d fit ok.
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I was irritated when I found out, but I really want these socks for Halloween!
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Oh no! But glad you enjoyed knitting the section you have to rip out and now enjoy knitting again!
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Yes! It is a fun enough pattern to do again 🙂
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