Socks!
Yarn: Handpainted sock yarn from Kate at Zeitgeist YarnsPattern: Embossed Leaves Socks from Interweave Knits, Winter 2005
Modifications: Knit on US#1 bamboo DP needles. Added 4 stitches to compensate, so the purled sections are larger. Worked heel flap in slipstitch pattern rather than plain stockinette. Only worked 2 repeats before starting the heel, to make the leg shorter, and worked fewer repeats on the foot as well.
Thoughts: Kate makes gorgeous yarn. :) I almost wish I'd picked a simpler pattern so the colors would stand out more. As for the pattern, I may be the only knitter on the internets who doesn't like the star toe. Yes, it saves you a lot of grafting, but with this version of the star, you have this big ridge of purl stitches right under your toes! I think I'll be sticking with short-row toe-up socks from now on.
posted by Alex at 1:34 PM
6 Comments:
Oh, well done! And I'd do the heel exactly the same way you did, I think. A plain stockinette heel flap can be baggy.
Amazing, dear daughter.
Lovely! I think the colors and pattern compliment each other very well.
i don't think i would like th esta toe either. the socks are gorgeous. great job
What great socks. And press on with Wrapped in Tradition. It's so worth it. I am feeling separation anxiety from my lovely lace. Boo hoo.
Your socks are quite lovely!
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