Kitchener Stitch Gets Better With Practice

First of all, Happy Easter to all who celebrate it! We have a nice, if chilly, day here today.

The toe on my second sock is not exactly perfect, but Kitchener stitch definitely gets better with practice. I officially finished my second sock yesterday afternoon.



I did much better closing up the toe on the second sock compared with the first. I doubt anyone is going to ask to look at my toes, so I don't think it will matter much. If you look closely, you might be able to see the purl-style bumps on part of the outside of the right sock in this pic. That's the first sock I ever Kitchenered. The one I did yesterday is a LOT better, but still has big bumps at either end of where I closed them up.



I ended up with quite a bit of leftover yarn, so I could have made these each an inch taller on the leg. That's a drawback to top-down sock construction. I'll know for next time. The yarn is Sockotta, & I used size 1 Inox dpns. These socks took about 80-90% of one skein. The pattern came from Sensational Knitted Socks. I used the garter rib pattern from the 4-stitch patterns section.



I also got a REALLY cute pair of Mary Jane Crocs after I finished the first sock. I thought the sales lady was going to look at me strangely for having only one sock, but it turned out she was also a knitter, so she understood completely! (& having a matching pair of shoes to wear with the new socks probably helped prevent "second sock syndrome," don't you think?) I'll probably wear these to my parent's house this afternoon -- perfect Easter afternoon socks, even if they weren't exactly church attire for this morning.