So I've been carefully weighing the ball as I knit through the first sock - at the end of the leg, after the heel and gussets, before I got to the toe shaping. And I wasn't sure I'd make it, I had almost decided to buy a second skein for the second sock. And then I finished sock 1, weighed the ball, and found this:
And then I weighed the sock, and found this:
Huge sigh of relief!! I should be able to finish sock 2 with 2-4 grams of yarn to spare - woo hoo! And so far, no knots in the yarn (and I didn't notice any while winding the skein, so fingers crossed!). I am expecting some bleeding when I wash the socks, as if I knit for a fair while on these they do stain my fingers, but I can live with that (and will warn the MIL as well!). Fortunately am using the KP metal dpns, so no green sticks!
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I love love love my digital scale, for just that reason. They look all nice & cably, those socks!
All hail our beloved crack scales! What would we do without them?
Huge sigh of relief from me too [when I saw that 48 come up]!
Nora
I wear Size 6 shoes & had knitted a pair of socks with Jitterbug & had more than enough yarn. I was lucky too as my Jitterbug had no knots & did not bleed on my bamboo dpns. Good luck on your 2nd sock - love the colors.
Oh, I just hate knitting when you think you might be running out of yarn... it's the worst! What a huge sigh of relief! (And they look great, too!)
Knots and yarns shortage is about as bad as it gets!! Hope you get sock #2 done without a hitch.
Thats a relief! I must get some scales likethat, theylook so useful for those worrying moments!
Yea!!! I've used collinete and not had any problems either. Guess it's the luck of the draw :)
I hope the second sock goes as smoothly for you. I'll distract the knitting gods and work on my Conwy this weekend to give you a chance to get started.
I have to get one of those scales. I have second-sock-yarn-anxiety quite often. Especially if it is yarn I am not familiar with. I love that pattern. They seem to just fly off the needles and make great socks.
They look great to me. Fingers crossed there is a positive result. I am sured MIL will love them.
the sock looks great. but the real love with this post is that amazing digital scale. i really need to get one of those.
How high tech of you! Awesome. Usually, I just bite my nails & hope I have enough yarn as I don't have a scale, lol.
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