Children's Socks

Having spent the last few weeks acting as visitor/nurse/carer since Richard had a heart bypass at the beginning of October, my sock knitting (and my lace making) have been nearly non existent. But now he is getting better, and I am back to teaching, life is getting nearer to normal.

I have made a jumper on my flatbed during this time (thank you, Helen, for your help and patience) and finally got it sewn up. My first try at mattress stitch, and on dark green/brown tweedy yarn this was not easy, so it took a while. But it fits!

I have just had an order for a pair of bedsocks, not a problem as I have them in stock in a choice of colours, but she also want two pairs of children's socks in small sizes. I have tried this in the past for my granddaughter, and not liked the results. Knitted on alternate needles to narrow the tube to the right sort of size stays looking like mock rib however much I wiggle it around, and on the compound cylinder they are much too wide.

So, I am going to knit them as toe up socks on my flat bed machine, and do the ribs by hand. Cheating maybe, but if it gives me good looking socks it will solve the problem. BUT, if any of you can do small, child's socks on a CSM, please share the secret.