Knitting can be a nail-biting experience sometimes.
Have you ever been working on something and realized that you might just run out of yarn before the end?
This happened to me last night while knitting a pair of Lacy Rib Baby Socks to accompany the hat I made Knit for Hope.
I finished the hat a few days ago. It’s a super-easy pattern that you can find here. It took 20 grams of yarn using size 6 needles.
I used Plymouth Dreambaby DK (color #205). It is 50% acrylic and 50% nylon…soft and stretchy…
Each skein has 50 grams (183 yards) of yarn. It’s not a lot, but certainly enough to make a couple of projects. I had 30 grams left when I finished the hat…just enough for the baby socks.
So I cast on, using a free pattern found here (direct download) or go here if you want to browse the designer’s other patterns. I decided to use size 4 needles.
The pattern is easy to memorize, and the lacy design is really very pretty. The sprinkling of colors hides the design a bit in my photos.
I’m considering converting this pattern to an adult-sized sock. I think it would be gorgeous in a solid yarn.
What a nervous wreck I was! I got the first sock done, weighed it on my postage scale, and realized that I would have just enough yarn to finish the other sock.
So I cast on and prayed. There was no way I wanted to get near the end and come up short. I did knit a little tighter. I think this was the key to finishing up.
At the end, I had less than five grams of yarn left…
All-in-all, I’m pleased.
The set is just adorable and will keep a little head and set of toes warm…
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