More socks for my hubby
I nearly got them finished for Valentines, just had the toe to do which I managed to finish at lunchtime. J seems very happy with them, I’m pleased with how the stripes arranged themselves on these socks, particularly round the heel and gusset.
These socks are for the Vintage Socks Knitalong - Feb/March sock was this, the Gentleman’s Plain Winter Sock. I really enjoyed knitting this sock and it’s perfect for self striping wools. The unusual Dutch Heel looks good and J says it fits well. I think he’ll probably wear these a lot, which is good. This is definitely a pattern I will knit again.
I made one mod to the pattern - I used the Kitchener graft on the toe whereas the pattern says to simply draw the wool through the stitches and pull up. I didn’t like the way that looked and it didn’t look good on the foot.
I am also submitting these socks to Project Spectrum, the Feb/March colours being blue, grey and white.
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February 16th, 2007 at 2:54 am
They look great Wendy!….I keep going back and forth over whether to knit this one or not. You were smart to do it in a fun self patterning color.
February 16th, 2007 at 5:18 am
Nice looking socks!
February 17th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
I like your husband’s socks quite a lot. I will have to try that pattern with some of my self-striping yarn since they turned out so nice. What kind of sock yarn is that? It looks very nice.
February 17th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
You knit so fast
They look fabby! Like J`s modelling technique there in the second pic.. hehehe
I have made a good start on Lucy`s arm warmer (have knitted about 5 inches so far anyway!) and it`s very “Dennis the Menace”! She has a black and red striped top and socks, so naturally she just has to match!
I think I have finally mastered the tecnique of knitting with 3 needles rather than circulars. Took a couple of attempts but it`s looking ok now. Will let you know when they are done and i`ll email you a pic.
February 18th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
That’s enough about my “modelling technique”…