Beanpoles are done. At first I wasn't too sure if I liked the color combo but as the sock progressed I began to like it more and more. From knitting the my 1st sock adventure
Maurits I had an idea of what size needles I needed to use to get a sock that fits my foot when worked stranded. I cast on
Beanpole on May 9th with 2.25mm needles and changed to 2.5mm needles before starting the gussest. Well I got to the heel and didn't like the tightness of the sock so I started over. Started the second go round on May 20th casting on 84 stitches instead of the 74 still with the 2.25mm needles but changed to 2.75mm/US #2 needles for the remainder of the sock. So here they are:
The end result was rather nice. I can say that I'm getting better with the Kitchener's Stitch (here's a handy video) for closing up the toe. I named them Carnival Beanpole because the Regia stripping yarn reminded me of the carnivla at night when all the lights are light up. Yarn details can be found here and more pictures can be seen on my Ravelry project page. These were knitted as an entry into the Sock Knitters Anonymous May 2015 KAL.
