Hey look, another pair of socks. This time for me! You might remember these, they were my
travel knit for the Manitoba trip last month. I actually finished them the first weekend in Manitoba, not long after I tossed my cousin the pair of socks I'd
made for him. :)
I really enjoyed knitting these. They're almost exactly like my
cousin's socks, only smaller. I used Garnstudio's DROPS Big Fabel in the Wild Berries colourway. The colour repeats were shorter than in the Green Mix colourway in the other pair, and the single large block of blue emphasized the repeats a bit more, but I really like this colourway despite this. It's so cute with the bright colours!
I followed the
Rye sock pattern (again), but modified it a bit from the other pair. I CO 44 stitches again and did 2x2 ribbing along the leg (I have large calves, so "standard" women's socks normally don't fit me), but only knit these to 9 inches high on the leg. Instead of continuing the 2x2 rib across the top of the foot, I knit straight stockinette except for carrying along a row of 2 purl stitches along the sides of the foot.
Next time, I might CO more stitches, but add a line of a cable stitch along the outside edge of the sock. Heh, it's true that once you figure out how to knit socks, you don't really need a pattern anymore!
And I can see why everyone raves about hand-knit socks - I can't believe how comfortable a well-fitted pair of socks are!
If you could, would you knit your own socks? Do you think it's worth the time and effort? I used to think not, but now...I'm starting to change my mind...
I love wearing my handknit socks-I only wear store-bought ones for exercising or on laundry day now :) Yours look amazingly comfy, and I really love that yarn!
ReplyDeleteI've been wearing them all day - they're so comfortable!! I need WAY MORE OF THESE.
DeleteCute, cute, cute! It's so cool that you've become one of those knitters who doesn't need a sock pattern. Maybe one day I'll join your ranks. I just bought a couple of skeins of yarn just for socks. I was planning on knitting the back to back so that I can get my personal vanilla sock pattern down. You'll be my inspiration, Heather.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, the pattern I used was a fantastic guide. I've tried using a different guide before, and just didn't understand how it worked, but this pattern helped so much. I'll need to recalculate the stitch count for finer yarn (or find a new guide!), but for this aran weight, I've got this one down pat. :)
DeleteThey look so warm and wearable. And comfortable too - what more could you want :)
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