It is probably obvious that over the last year I have worked on some rather time consuming projects. I have several as yet unveiled ones as well as the Poet Coat and Giselle.
Something hit me this weekend and I just needed to knit a sock. As a general rule, I'm not much for knitting socks, though there are obviously some exceptions, but this weekend, it just felt like the right project and it is more portable than my larger secret project has become.
Stats
Yarn: Socks that Rock Medium Weight Superwash MerinoColor: Rose Quarts
Yardage: About 130 yards per sock so a 380 yard skein is more than ample for a pair
Constructions: Toe up, short row toe, gusset, decorative heel flap, tubular bind off
Needles: Toe worked on 2.75MM, remainder of sock worked on 3.25 MM
I did a few things that might not be totally standard. I worked the toe in a smaller needle than the rest of the sock because the gauge of the stockinette toe is so much wider than the twisted stitch pattern. The smaller needles weren't to match the gauge, just to make it a little more even.
And I decided to forgo the reinforced heel flap that most people like. I realize it's more functional to do a standard slipped stitch heel flap, but I just never liked how it interrupted the flow of the stitch pattern on a sock.
Both motifs, on the sock, can be found in Barbara Walker's stitch dictionaries but I made some modifications to both. The main motif required a substantial overhaul while the side motif was just changed so that it would have the same number of rows in each repeat as the main motif.
I think my only concern with this design is that anyone with even slightly shapelier legs than my own, will need some shaping at the calf. Luckily, I've thought about how to handle that and will be putting shaping instructions in the pattern.
Oh, did I not mention that I plan to write a pattern for this? Yah, I do.
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Comments (17)
Absolutely gorgeous!
Posted by Nonnahs | October 29, 2007 10:10 AM
Posted on October 29, 2007 10:10
These turned out wonderfully. I'm so glad that you made them. They'll be a huge hit!
Posted by Julia | October 29, 2007 9:47 AM
Posted on October 29, 2007 09:47
Very very pretty! I love cables - especially thin, one column wide cables for socks.
Posted by connie | October 28, 2007 12:49 PM
Posted on October 28, 2007 12:49
Your sock - it has a flavr (sorry, too much time spent on I can has cheezberger)
Lovely design and good luck with the secret project.
Posted by AmyP | October 27, 2007 11:39 AM
Posted on October 27, 2007 11:39
Love the socks. I frequently knit the toes of my socks on a size smaller needle - keeps them from getting hoes too quickly. (I wear hand knit socks almost exclusively because I have peripheral neuropathy which makes my feet very sensitive.)
Posted by Donna | October 27, 2007 5:31 AM
Posted on October 27, 2007 05:31
Oh my gosh...you made that up? Wow, you are very much cool. As I was reading the post, I was looking for the pattern name. It kind of reminded me of one I saw somewhere called Cinderella or something like that, except yours was a shorter leg length, and I was wondering if that was it, and I kept looking, and looking, and there at the end it was. YOU did it. Wow. OK, now I'm speechless.
Posted by Kathy in KS | October 26, 2007 7:35 PM
Posted on October 26, 2007 19:35
Oh my gosh...you made that up? Wow, you are very much cool. As I was reading the post, I was looking for the pattern name. It kind of reminded me of one I saw somewhere called Cinderella or something like that, except yours was a shorter leg length, and I was wondering if that was it, and I kept looking, and looking, and there at the end it was. YOU did it. Wow. OK, now I'm speechless.
Posted by Kathy in KS | October 26, 2007 7:34 PM
Posted on October 26, 2007 19:34
I read the first two lines and knew you needed to knit socks. And you knit beautiful ones. I'm looking forward to seeing the pattern.
Posted by Cookie | October 26, 2007 11:30 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 11:30
That is so pretty! Someday I figure I'll knit some pattern other than rib or stockinette into a sock. That pattern is definitely one of my front runners. And do you have bacon flavored toes? Theano Purl is so intently sniffing them it's funny!
Posted by Amy in StL | October 26, 2007 10:27 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 10:27
So pretty!!!I'm looking forward to the pattern.
Posted by Karen | October 26, 2007 9:17 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 09:17
Oh, it's beautiful! Hooray for a pattern, whenever you get to it.
Posted by Amy | October 26, 2007 8:09 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 08:09
Beautiful sock - I love the picture w/Thea :)
Posted by Kate | October 26, 2007 8:05 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 08:05
What a beautiful sock! I love the way the pattern evolves and changes. I look forward to the pattern. :)
Posted by Ruinwen | October 26, 2007 8:02 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 08:02
It's gorgeous! I will totally be knitting that up once the pattern is available. (no pressure or anything!)
Posted by ann | October 26, 2007 7:53 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 07:53
Wow... so pretty! We would want to sniff sock on foot like Thea too!
And Mum still hasn't done a sock! Not even a single one!
Posted by Ginger aka Beethoven | October 26, 2007 2:52 AM
Posted on October 26, 2007 02:52
I love the pic with Thea, that's lovely.
Posted by Wendy | October 25, 2007 9:01 PM
Posted on October 25, 2007 21:01
Like I said on Ravelry, it's so lovely. Can't wait for the pattern!
Posted by Jenna | October 25, 2007 7:32 PM
Posted on October 25, 2007 19:32