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Hi all!

First time posting anything on lemmy or sharing my knitting at all, so I hope I'm doing it right.

I've been knitting since the start of this year, and it's been mostly socks so far (7 pairs and a single if I'm counting right) with the occasional off-item thrown in (shawl, hat, decorations, a single glove). This months work is a fairly standard pair of socks as a gift for a friend, as well as a pair of big, over-the-knee socks with some simple cables for myself.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

At first I saw this on my feed and didn't understand why a pair of high quality socks was worth posting. Then I noticed the name of the community. Holly shit! You knitted that yourself?!? How the hell did you make the calf patterns on the white socks. I'm blown away and I have to move on before I hyperfixate and spend the next week watching hours of knitting YouTube.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

One of us! One of us!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the big compliment!

That pattern is really just one of the simplest forms of cable knitting. Which is super easy, if you can believe it. I would say that if you can knit at all, you can also knit cables. You should try it one day. But without the hyperfixation. I know exactly what you mean ๐Ÿ˜€