February 22, 2011
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More Sitting and Knitting
Long ago, I started a tube sock on a knitting loom my husband made for me:
And now that I’m sitting here willing my broken metatarsal to heal, I picked it up again.
This loom is a little bigger than the smallest loom on your basic knitting loom set. I needed a slightly larger one because tube socks made on the smallest one ended up too tight after washing. I believe this loom was made a from a large can of beans. This is a house that has roofing nails and duct tape lying around, so it was pretty easy to make.
And here’s one sock in use. Both socks are done, but the new owner spirited them away.
The yarn is two strands of Hjerte Sock 4, Danish superwash yarn (75 percent wool, 25 percent nylon), one strand pink, the other multi on a pink ground. (Yes, it’s a wretched flashless cell-phone photo. Sometimes you have to strike when the sock is on the foot.) Where did I get Danish yarn? In Iceland, at Alafoss.Keep your feet warm, so your heart can be warm, too.
