White Birch Fiber Socks (2008)
November 19, 2008 - No Comments
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Pattern: Wendy’s Toe-Up/Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed master pattern for the arch, and Barbara Walker’s “Gothic Lattice” for the ankle patterning. Yarn: White Birch Fiber — Summer Grasses Method: Hand knit Completed: November 19, 2008. |
The yarn is quite nice to work with — smooth, and just enough colour variation to be interesting without bad striping or pooling.
If I had actually swatched with this yarn before knitting, I might not have done an ankle pattern that was so heavily purled. I find the reverse stockinette parts pattern differently (with the colours) than the stockinette, so the ankle looks a little out of place with the main sock.
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A pair of socks! Caught the first picture while there was still daylight (but the ankle isn’t quite finished). Second picture — under lights in my hotel room. The colour of the first is more true to life. |
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See the Riverbed increases — the angled line up the side of the foot; on the sole, it looks like an inserted triangle starting halfway down the foot and broadening towards the heel |
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This shows the Gothic Lattice pattern in some detail. Note the cabling twists. |
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