AAhhhh, Grasshoppa!

Oh, that was bad, wasn’t it?

Well, Grasshopper #1 is finished.

I really love these (grasshopper #2 is past the heel, so not far behind), both the wonderful yarn and the pattern.  I followed the instructions for medium and used Inox Express 40″ circular to do these magic loop (2.25mm on toes, heels and leg, 2.5mm on foot and 3.25mm for cuff ribbing).  Although I want to be true to the spirit of the club, I did make a few modifications.  I did a traditional wedge toe, casting on with Judy’s Magic Cast On (my new favorite for toe-up) and, as you can see, I put a ribbing on the bottom to keep the foot from being baggy (I continue to love this technique learned from the Inside Out socks).  I did a K1tbl, P1 ribbing at the cuff because I think that it looks cool and kinda goes with that Ktbl seam up the back.  I also knitted in elastic in the cuff.  I honestly don’t know if it will make a difference…I think these are destined to be baggy.  I used a tubular bind off as explained in The Knitter’s Handbook and this is now my favorite bind off for toe up (if you end in a K1, P1 rib).  It just looks so professional and finished.

I will agree with a lot of the knitters out there that this was not the easiest sock to knit because of the P2togs, but once I got the hang of it….  It was tough on my thumbs and left index finger (I knit continentally).  I just didn’t push myself and took plenty of breaks to work on easier socks.

Hopefully I will have sock #2 finished and ready to wear very soon!