These socks, done toe-up, 2 at a time on one circular needle, are knit from Knit Picks Sock Landscape handpainted yarn in the "Tropical Sunrise" colourway, on size 2.5mm needles.
The pattern is a hybrid using my favourite rounded toe shape which is started with a "
figure 8 cast on" and then using the gusset and heel of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer's "
Basic Toe-to-Cuff Sock", followed by a 1x1 ribbing for the leg and ending with a
stretchy cast off. This hybrid has become my favourite basic sock. It fits well, is easy to knit, and doing two at a time on one circular means I actually get a pair, not one lonely sock that never finds a mate.
There are times though when perhaps I shouldn't use it. At least not the gusset and traditional heel style. The gradual increasing through the instep can cause striping yarns to pool unattractively over the instep.
I would have been better off using the
Peasant Heel instead. No gusset shaping to throw off the striping sequence, a decent fit, very easy to make, and
no pooling.
The pattern is a hybrid using my favourite rounded toe shape which is started with a "figure 8 cast on" and then using the gusset and heel of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer's "Basic Toe-to-Cuff Sock", followed by a 1x1 ribbing for the leg and ending with a stretchy cast off. This hybrid has become my favourite basic sock. It fits well, is easy to knit, and doing two at a time on one circular means I actually get a pair, not one lonely sock that never finds a mate.
There are times though when perhaps I shouldn't use it. At least not the gusset and traditional heel style. The gradual increasing through the instep can cause striping yarns to pool unattractively over the instep.
I would have been better off using the Peasant Heel instead. No gusset shaping to throw off the striping sequence, a decent fit, very easy to make, and no pooling.
5 comments:
They look like they fit like a dream. :)
Yeah, I get annoyed when gussets do that too. Naughty gussets.
Pooling around the heel on some of my handknit socks, gifts from friends, was a tipoff to the hospital staff that yes, once again, those were actually handknit socks on my feet. I loved it.
I've never understood how people can knit gift socks as a surprise. Don't they have to measure your feet to get the sizing right? They're not as forgiving that way as store bought socks are.
Great colours for this time of year! :) Also, I nominated you for the Kreative Blogger award.
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