[Knitting] Entrelac Sock Progress: Second Tier Finished

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Before I head off to bed, I just want to show you how the sock looks with the next tier of diamonds knitted. The 2mm needles are a bit small for the Cherry Tree Hill wool, but because entrelac makes a very stretchy fabric, I wanted it as dense as I could get it. The knitting itself is slow going, because even though 10 stitches per diamond doesn't sound like many, consider that I'm knitting nine 10x10 diamonds across every tier. That's 900 stitches per tier, not counting stitch pickups, which are time-consuming using very small needles and a yarn just slightly too heavy for the needles. This is one of the many times I wish Addi made lace needles in the 2mm size: the pointy tips would make the stitch pickups much easier!

Second Tier Finished Here is the entrelac sock with the second tier finished. This is probably the last time it'll spread out so wide; the next tier of diamonds will pull it in quite a bit. I'm using J's camera so you can see the actual colours.

Second Tier Finished, Inside Because watervole asked, here is what the entrelac sock looks like from the inside. It doesn't give all that many hints on the construction, but I hope some of the other photos have clearly shown how it's constructed. The iPhone camera isn't good enough at close range for me to photograph myself while knitting, but maybe I'll get a chance to do that later on in the week with J's camera.

Second Tier Finished, On My Leg! :) Here's another shot of what there is of the sock fitted around my leg. This way, you can see how the diamonds spread out and get some idea of what the finished product will look like -- all the way down!

Ravelry Project Page for these socks.