Pallisades

The Pallisades socks are done!  They're the second pair of socks I've completed on the sock machine.  My 'sock recipe' is still not perfect, but I'm getting there and these were ten times easier to complete than the Summer Moss ones.

I ended up using close to 225 yards of The Plucky Knitter's MCN Fingering (wonderful to work with) - which is a lot less yarn that I would have used if I had knit these by hand.  A few things I've learned:

1. Tension.  It is a lot different on the machine.  Normally, I am a tight/very tight hand knitter.  With the machine, it forces me to rethink the tension.  I set the vcam higher on this pair, which made the stitches slightly smaller, and therefore changed my gauge a bit.  They are still a bit too loose but not much.
2. Loose stitches on heels and toes.  Although you can't see it in the photos too much, the stitches near the heels and toes are a bit loose when I am increasing.  I've watched a few YouTube videos and I have some tricks up my sleeve for the next pair.
3. Weights.  On the machine, you keep the stitches on the needle by attaching weights to the sock in progress to keep them from riding up on the needles.  When I ordered weights, I ordered a set of three for the heel when I really think I need a set of 4 to keep weight more evenly distributed across all of the live, working stitches.  One more weight is currently on the way, and when it arrives, I think I'll try another pair then.

It's been a learning experience and I think I still have a bit more to go...