Tag: socks

 

My mirror image pair of socks are done.The frog is not amused.I’d say he is rather bored. I myself am very happy with them.  They are snug and comfy and very very bright.  I did not enjoy knitting with the yarn, but I love the end result.I used the fish-lip heel. What this heel does is have 1″ of plain stockinette above the short row heel, which  is worked over half of the stitches. I like how this heel grips the foot very nicely.The pattern itself is just a 5 stitch rib, 3 stockinette, two – seed stitch. Yes, it meant I made more mistakes, but I like some form of ribbing in a sock. I like that these are a pair but aren’t identical. I may have to make more like this in the future – with wool of course.

 

Leah

I always have some kind of knitting on the needles. If nothing else it’s a pair of socks. The yarn is CoBaSi, a sock weight yarn made with cotton, bamboo, silk and elastic nylon. It is marketed for people who are allergic to wool. It is knitting up nicely but I won’t be using it again. My complaints are, the yarn is very splitty and although I’m loving the tiny stitch definition – it takes longer to knit. I am lucky not to be allergic to wool so I don’t mind my wool socks being a little heavier. I’m fine  with buying cotton socks for lighter wear.Sock one is finished, the second sock will be reverse image. That will simply make the pair more fun.  I wanted to play with color without buying 4 skeins. Who says socks must match??

Leah