Rozee Knits

I pushed on through and finished my Jaywalkers! I love, love, LOVE this pattern and will definitely be knitting it again soon. I had some issues, though. First, I did the larger size. Bad idea. My feet aren’t as fat as I thought they were. The socks are a tad too loose, especially the ribbing. It might as well not even be there. It looks weird and bunchy. Also, I should have made the cuffs shorter instead of the recommended 6 inches. My calves start to balloon at about 5 inches. This is yet another reason why I need to learn toe-up. I didn’t like the heel either. The sl1k1 is more durable than just plain knit, but it’s not as nice-looking. I made a huge mistake on the second sock. I didn’t have the pattern with me when it came time to do the heel gusset, and I didn’t decrease enough. I have about 10 extra stitches on each row, which comes out to about 500 total, which explains why this sock never seemed to end! So the next time I knit this pattern, I’m doing the smaller size with a smaller cuff and knit heel, and I’m paying attention to the decreases! All in all, I’m okay with how it turned out. The flubs are completely my fault, and that frustrates me, but this is my first pair of actual socks (not counting the SP socks, because they were worsted weight), so of course I love them!

Next, I’ll be casting on for Phineas using Nature’s Palette in Dark Teal. And this time, I’m carrying the pattern with me everywhere!