Finished socks made with Trekking XXL(I forget which color) using the Diamond Chain lace pattern in Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Knitting. I’m not sure why I chose that pattern with this yarn, since it gets a bit lost in the color changes. I started sock one about 6 months ago and started and finished the second one in the past few days. Yes they are a little baggy in the ankle, I really should do some shaping, but I’m lazy, they stay on, fit nice and are comfortable. I think I’m going to do Jaywalker or Pomatomus (how do you spell that?) next.
Also, I promised my dad a second pair of socks ages ago, anyone have any ideas to jazz up solid, dark color socks with a pattern that doesn’t require me to look at the pattern every few stitches?
2 Comments
October 3, 2006 at 11:28 pm
Those are beautiful! They make me think of a forest floor somehow. I see what you mean about the pattern sort of disappearing, but it is a lovely texture nonetheless. Nice start to the month!
October 6, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Let me know how you like the Jaywalkers. What size needles are you using? I used US 0 and they are baggy and have a weird angle thing at the toe decreases. I think it’s from the pattern, or maybe it’s just me.
I’m curious to know how yours turn out. I’m sure much better than mine.