Socks with Sarah #4

So i finally cast them on after some slightly stressful experiences with the circle blanket... It would appear i have totally lost concentration with it! I started out with a 4.5mm hook (possibly 4mm) and then proceeded to go down to a 3.5mm hook which obviously means that some circles are bigger than others... I have also squared some off differently to others with a group of five doubletrebles in the corners on some and a group pf three doubletrebles in the corners on the rest...
Needless to say they don't all fit together properly and i am going to have to do some fiddling to get it to work!

Ho hum! At least i can't bugger up socks! :D

With this in mind and still sulking i decided to cast on for my Ice-cream socks at long last! They have been in the planning for years... I queued the pattern in 2010 when i first saw it and i have had the yarn since 2007 when i was a member of the Yarn Yard sock yarn club.
Oh dear, i am very good at collecting and not so good at using. I am trying to change that though.
Honest :D



I've decided to try out an afterthought heel on this pair. The main reason being that i am doing the cuff, heel and toe in a toning colour and when i took them to knit group last week i was ready to start the heel but only had the main colour with me. D'oh!
I figure if it happens again i can just get on and knit my waste yarn in, knit the foot then sort it out when i finish the toe :D

This picture doesn't do the pattern justice really as it is knitted inside out to avoid all that tedious purling :D



Here's the start of the sock. I knit the cuff in "Toffee" and half a pattern repeat then striped the two colours to blend them a bit and then moved on to the main colour "Mint Choc Ice"

I love the little ice-cream cones that are appearing :D