Raspberry Koigu cables -- December 2006
Check out my Christmas socks! I LOVE them! They are very very satisfying and possibly my favourite knit to date.
The first sock, to be fair, had a reasonable number of false starts. The first when I managed to again ruin the short-row toe, and the second when I reluctantly realised that it was Just. Too. Big.
And yet I don't understand because I swatched. In the round. And yet the gauge in my swatch was entirely different to the gauge on the actual sock. The only logical explanation is that I inadvertently swatched on 2mm needles instead of 2.5, but wow am I actually that dumb? It is possible, of course.Look though, look! See the left-slanting cable on one foot and the right-slanting cable on the other? The grafted cast-off? (god how I adore the grafted cast-off) That delicious COLOUR? (which doesn't properly translate to web photos, but believe me it is even more tasty in reality)
It's amazing how a good sock has the ability to cheer. These, unlike my unhappy green ribbed socks, fit with exactly the right level of snugness, stretch and comfort. The four-stitch cabled rib is brilliant; elegant and hugging but with plenty of stretch. It's a bastardised version of Amelia's slip-stitch cable pattern for her Spindle socks -- I shrunk it down a bit and used the left-slanting half on one sock and the right-slanting one for the other. And it's taught me that doing a toe-up sock in the correct size means that a short-row heel gives plenty of room -- I was planning to try a toe-up gusset heel because that last pair of socks had convinced me I had giant ankles, but realised when I reached that point in the sock that there was no need. Hurrah!
Seriously though, how do people knit socks at speed when they don't have a week off work in which to knit almost solidly? These took me nine days of lots of knitting and rather a lot less of other activities (with eating too much, drinking a bit, and happy Christmas times making up most of those).Details: Toe-up slip-stitch cabled socks socks with short-row toe and heel, knitted in Koigu KPM on 2.5mm and 2mm double-pointed bamboo needles.
Labels: FO, FO 2006, raspberry koigu socks, socks
posted by felinity @ 9:16 PM
7 Comments:
Those are beautiful!
And if you want to see crazy sock people, check out my friend Ariel's blog at http://stariel.blogspot.com . She finished 50 pairs of socks this year, the last two pairs on the very last day.
your socks are beautiful! And Im still trying to figure out how in the heck people knit socks so rapidly as well, because I cant!
They are fantastic! And they are in my todo list... I've just finished a pair of simple cable socks and I loved knitting them up. Loving the koigu too. Rumour has it there's a sale at Stash in Putney starting today, with a new shipment of koigu coming in.
SP
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Oh - these socks are absolutely gorgeous! What an amazing pattern, and I so love the colourway you used! Fantastic work!
WOW, beautiful socks!
On a different subject: Have you 'freed' the cat soap? I am curious to know if it works and especially how it looks!
I haven't put the flavour shaker to the test yet, but I shall very soon!
Hope all well with you!
GC
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Love the socks. Thanks for being such a fab secret pal. I can't wait to get knitting with the Koigu.
Oh, those are cute! Can you point me to the slip-stitch cable pattern?
I don't know what causes socks to go by quickly. I've had pairs that lasted a week, and a pair of anklets that took me two months. I try to incorporate a different method or stitch with every pair I make, so that no two are alike, so my methods for measuring how long a pair takes to make are hardly scientific - but I've learned a lot in the process!
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