in case you are curious

i can knit a pair of ankle socks in 3 “days”

completed 3 "day" socks
(sorry about the skirt, there’s a better picture in flickr i just liked the colours in this one)

Started: around 5pm Friday 13 Jul.
Worked on: until 8 (shabbos started at 8:09)
Continued working on: 9:30pm Saturday until about 11:30pm
Continued working on: All day Sunday. I started around 10:30am. We walked around Manhattan a bit and I didn’t knit then.
Completed 7:45pm Sunday 15 Jul

Yarn: Marks & Kattens Clown, colour 1723 (greens and purples) less than one ball (I’ll weight how much i used soon). [32g]
Needles: US 2 / 2.75mm Susan Bates QuickSilver DPNs
Size: penny-sized. I have about a kid’s Euro 33 or US 2.5 – US (women’s) 5 / Euro 35. That is what made this all possible. :)
Pattern: my toe up one with a short row heel. 2×2 rib x 3 rows and a sewn bind off.

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4 Replies to “in case you are curious”

  1. Oh my gosh, I adore those. I wish I could knit as fast as that. I get so distracted. The color with the mixed purple and greens is so beautiful. Kudos.

  2. Very cute! And so sorry to read about your furry little friend.

  3. That makes your second pair finished since I saw you! Wow!

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