It's been a while since I've been able to take a "proper" finished photo. My last few pairs of socks have been for my boys and have been instantly spirited away once off the needles.
These are made with scrap yarn and I used a random stripe generator www.randomstripes.com to give me some ideas for stripe sequences.
In total these used 70g yarn (UK size 6 foot with 2.5mm needles)
25g Grey: for heels, toes, cuffs and stripes
15g Green
15g Blue
5g Pale Green
10g pink
Making socks with leftovers and scraps has to be the most satisfying thing ever
I had a bit of a rush towards the end as I've decided to try and end every month with a finished object - to try and give me a bit of an incentive to actually get things finished
How to work the clasped weft join
If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll know that I suddenly developed a passion for knitting scrappy socks with leftover sock yarn. Having previously shunned them for fear of having to weave in All The Ends, I discovered the Clasped Weft Join and became positively evangelical about it.
Simple to do, no needle is required or any faffing. You don’t even need scissors if you can just snap the yarn by hand. It takes less than a minute and you are up and running with your new colour.
Sounds too good to be true? Just try it - and I’m sure you’ll be a convert too.
I uploaded a short video of how I do it, as it really is easier to see it in action than to try to write out a tutorial. It’s the first time I’ve ever uploaded anything to YouTube so please be kind - I may need to hire my teenaged sons to be my social media managers at this rate.
