There’s a particular sock pattern that is at the tippy-top of my “all-time favorite knitting patterns” list. I became aware of this new approach to sock making after knitting dozens of socks with very traditional approaches. Sock knitting was becoming stale and Skew was such a breath of fresh air. It all begins with Judy’s Magic Cast On and only 12 stitches. And, it’s free on knitty.com. I’m pretty sure the designer, , is a genius.
The architecture of the sock is unlike any other that I’ve made. It fits my foot perfectly and I love the look of the stitching up the side of the leg. Wearing them makes me happy. 🙂
My latest pair is made with a self-striping sock yarn. I think this pattern would also work beautifully with a hand-painted yarn, too. I’m envisioning a black, grey and chartreuse colorway. It’s fortunate that a box of bare sock yarn arrived on my doorstep today. It’s also fortunate that it’s supposed to be warm and rain-less tomorrow, perfect for backyard dyeing!
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Ooh lovely!!! I love the color. Hubby told me the other day to start making a b-day wish list at Knit Picks. I’m going to have to try socks again. It’s been years. 🙂
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Thanks!!
You’ve got a very sweet and smart hubby there! Many of my bday gifts have come from Knit Picks, too. 🙂 They’ve got a new sock yarn, Hawthorne, that I haven’t tried yet but it looks amazing.
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His motto is a happy wife is a happy life. Apparently yarn and knitting accessories equals happiness…. or maybe he’s really worried about having a bored wife!
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I love the toes-up method. I’ll definitely have to check this pattern out to see what she does.
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Ooooh those are so pretty and I can’t wait to see what you due up.
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They are so cute! I just got a huge haul of hand painted sock yarn today (knitpicks big sale!) Now I have a pattern that looks like fun, thanks Andresue!
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Awesome! I saw that they brought Felici back for the sale and was so tempted. I can’t wait to see your FOs. 🙂
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I thought this was cool until I read that there’s a left and a right sock. Since I usually just grab random odd ones out of my drawer, not for me – I’m not even sure I’d make it for knitting second sock in a pair anyway. And what if you’re only a size 5?
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No second sock? That’s awesome! Yeah. I can see why these wouldn’t work for you. 🙂
I suppose the only solution for tiny feet would be to move down a needle size or two?
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