200Sox

Details:
Started August 14; Finished November 5, 2006
Pattern: Gentleman’s Socks in Railway Stitch from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Yarn: Opal Krokodil 15
Needles: US1 5″ Brittany Birch DPNs
Modifications: I gave up on the pattern stitch after doing the leg and switched to plain stockinette (I’d still be knitting these things if I hadn’t, and they took long enough!). I also did a short-row heel over 60% of the stitches instead of the flap heel called for in the pattern. I also changed up the toe so it wouldn’t be quite so pointy.

Obviously this stitch pattern is best suited to solid-colored yarn. But it does give a nice texture to the sock in this case. It works, and it doesn’t, all at the same time.

I knit this pair at the same time–well, almost. I knit one leg, then the other, one heel, then the other, one foot, then the other. This helped me keep from getting bored with the pair. More ends to weave in, but I don’t care about that.

I like the calf shaping on these. I may have to incorporate that into future socks.

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My very green Trekking XXL 100 socks are done!

They are a little snug on my feet. I think maybe next time I’ll try 58 stitches instead of 56. I think 60 might be too loose. I also need to figure out a slightly better heel. With my high arches, I think I need a deeper heel. It kind of feels like it’s going to slide off. I think I’ll try the short-row heel over more stitches next time (perhaps 60% instead of 50% of the total stitches).

For Trekking XXL socks, they are kind of matchy!

See how the red sections line up?

Details:
Started: 6/25/06, Finished: 9/18/06
Pattern: My own, 56 stitches, PGR short-row heel.
Yarn: Trekking XXL 100
Needles: Size US1 5″ Brittany DPNs

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I totally get it now.

When I finished Stacie’s first sock, I promised myself that I could cast on a sock for myself (I’d been having major sock cravings all week). I finished her sock on a Friday night, and cast on some of the Regia that Minnie sent me in the first KR Secret Pals.

I decided to do some Jaywalkers, because of all those that have been knitted (and there are tons!) out there in the blogosphere, I’ve liked those done in self-striping yarn the best. The zig-zag pattern just works great with the stripes.

I COULDN’T STOP KNITTING THAT SOCK. I now know why these hit the blogs so hard.

It only took me 2 days to get to the heel. I then finished up the first sock in about 4 days.

But then I finished up Stacie’s 2nd Waving Lace sock before I started the 2nd Jaywalker.

All done now!

This pattern is known for not having much give, and that held true for me. On the second sock, I consciously knit a little looser and that one goes on the foot much easier. My having high arches doesn’t help (you can really see it in the sideview photo). If I were to ever try this pattern again for myself, I’d probably go up a needle size to 1.5s. Or I’d try to work some YOs in somehow to give it a little extra stretch.

Details:
Pattern: Jaywalker
Yarn: Regia Multi-Effekt 5375
Needles: Size US1 5″ Brittany DPNs
Modifications: I altered the toe a bit, the pattern toe was pretty boxy, and I have more pointy toes, so I changed up the decreases to fit me a little better (I kitchnered 20 sts, instead of the 28 that the pattern calls for).

I wonder how this pattern would work in a cotton-elastic yarn like Cascade Fixation?

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