Forest Floor Socks (2012)
October 15, 2012 - No Comments
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Pattern: Usual Hybrid Sock Pattern Yarns: Lang Jawoll Magic (most of one 100g ball, though there was a comfortable amount left over) Method: Hand knitting Completed: October 15, 2012. |
These are my standard socks — toe up, following Wendy’s Toe-Up pattern, and Cat Bordhi’s Riverbed Arch expansion/plain heel. For the ankle, I did 2×2 rib.
I liked the feel of the yarn, and the self-striping was fun, but there was a long patch of almost-black on the first sock that I thought detracted significantly from the value of having self-striping yarn. Also, working with such dark yarn was a bit of a challenge, when trying to short-row or turn a heel in a dim airplane or meeting seat.
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You can see the dark band of a long stretch of almost-black in the yarn |
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Detail: self-striping foot, close-up of 2×2 ribbing on the ankle |
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Off the feet — I guess it’s spring or summer forest floor in the socks, along with some real forest-like leaves in the Fall!Note that the 2×2 rib made a really skinny ankle off the foot, but fit quite comforably. |
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