I thought I would be smart this time around and work 2 socks at the same time, as I bought an additional set of Harmony dp's. I'm not so sure now it was a smart thing to do…….can you see anything funky about these socks?
Yep, the one on the right is a bit smaller than the one on the left. How could that happen? I opened up the package of newer needles to do the first sock, which is the one on the left and it looks perfect. I used my old needles for the one on the right….and it is definitely smaller.
The strange thing is, a few months ago, I knit up a second pair of Tesserae's and they came out a bit smaller than the first pair that I knit too. I thought that perhaps I had knit the first pair with a larger sized needle than what I had recorded on Ravelry….but now that I have run into the same thing here, I am completely perplexed, as I know I did not mistake a 2.25 for a 2.0 and the new needles are definitely the 2.25mm ones.
I tried putting both sets of needles into my needle size gauge and sadly, I can not see a difference……acck! I SO wish that needle makers would put the sizes on the needles. I certainly wouldn't mind paying a bit extra…would you?
So much for speeding along, I will have to rip out the smaller sock and I think I will try again with an old pair of susan bates 2.25 and see what I get.
Anyhoo…….a little bit about the pattern. I first saw the sock pattern on Pat's blog. She used some of my Harmony sock yarn and I just loved how the yarn worked up with the pattern. The pattern is called Cable Twist socks and is designed by Adrian of Hello Yarn. Using a fingering weight yarn required a modification and you can read just how Pat did that on her blog.
It's an easy and fun pattern to knit!
The Woolen Rabbit 
Wow ~ that’s frustrating. The sock pattern looks lovely.
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I think the Harmony DPNs have two sizes that are labeled US 1s. So it’s possible you ordered the wrong millimeter size in the other set? I must say that the sock pattern looks fabulous, and the knitting as lovely as always.
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And just when you thought you had it figured out. How frustrating!
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Beautiful socks – that is so weird that one is smaller than the other…I hope you can get that straightened out.
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Impressed here, even if they are different sizes; shame to have to re-work them. I have recently bought a book on doing socks on two circular needles, so am looking forward to having a go at that.
Love the blog, btw.
MrsL
xx
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That’s odd but the socks are beautiful.
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I like the pattern. The solution! We need to get you doing two at a time via the magic loop…guarenteed same size!! If not that, two at a time with two circulars… 😉
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How annoying! At least you noticed before you were much further along!!
(PS – I thought this post was going to be about the hockey player, Brett Hull. Oops. Not so much.)
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Crystal Palace has the size on the needles but it wears off quickly. Maybe you have a 2.5 and not a 2.25…both are considered 1s.
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Since you say they are the same size, could it be a difference in the slickness of the needle or some such? That could change how you handle the yarn… Regardless, I’m sorry you have to pull it out – that’s so frustrating!
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I’m glad to know this can happen, but what can you do? This just shouldn’t happen!! Needles are too expensive as it is. Love the sock and yarn!
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Kim- That makes no sense. And probably why I don’t really knit socks.
Having said that, I am tempted by Anne’s Woodsmoke socks.
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I had that happen also but it was due to tension…when I’m really stressed I knit tighter. Regardless…I hope you get it worked out because that is a lovely pattern and it really shows off the color changes in the your yarn. 🙂
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You just need to do 2 socks together on 1 circular – that way you are assured the socks will be the same size 🙂
Your socks are beautiful in Chiquitita!
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How aggrevating! The socks are beautiful, though. I love the yarn, too.
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Make sure you are checking the size of your Harmony needles with a Knit Picks needle gauge. Their needles are a bit different in size from other brands, ask me how I know this?
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Phew, I’m glad I’m not the only one with this problem! chuckle I started doing two socks at once – trying to beat the second sock sydrome. Goodness knows I have multiple sets of DPN’s. But none of my wood DPNS are the same size – well, they are marked the same size- they measure the same size – but they feel different. I always ended up with different sized socks! Does this mean I should just buck up and learn to do two socks at a time on one giant circular?
Knitting is zen right? Its yoga for the soul. 🙂 Happy knitting!
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Same thing happened to me…though it was on my very first (and only) pair of socks. I thought it was part of second sock syndrome, or because the more I knit, the better knitter I become, and this in some crazy-knitterly-way effects my gauge.(?!?) Then that leaves us with doing a swatch per sock! UGH!! Doing one per project is difficult as it is, but two?? Say it isn’t so! (Love the pattern!) 🙂
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What the hull is right! But, they are pretty!!
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the color and pattern is so pretty – too bad about the size issues.
I’ve had this happen before as well…… which is pretty much why I knit one sock at a time, using same needles. go figure.
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It’s pretty! Bummer that one is smaller than the other. 😦
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