I am running desperately low on socks. I don’t know where they could possibly be going, I don’t have a clothes dryer so they aren’t getting stuck there…but I find myself with quite a collection of single socks. I need to build my sock collection back up before it gets much colder. This is a good start. I love how these turned out! Crossfade by Marjan Hammink, found in New Directions in Sock Knitting. The pair in the book has the cables crossed to mirror each other, crossing one way on the left sock and the other on the right, but I’m not that picky, especially with a variegated yarn where it’s not going to be very obvious. They’re a bit long in the foot because I followed the directions to the T, but now that I know how they work I can easily adjust it for a second pair, and these will shrink a little with wear and washing.
Slightly fuzzy image, but it’s a bit of a contortion to take a picture of your fancy new socks while you’re wearing them. This gets me to thinking, since I’ll need to replenish my sock drawer, do I want to knit quick socks like Monkey, which has a short, easily memorized stitch pattern, or do I want to concentrate on the more complex, intricate designs that are more technically impressive? Or do I really think that people are paying attention to my feet that much, and would know the difference? Think I’ll just knit what I want, when I want. However, I think Cumulus (also in New Directions) by Carissa Browning might be next. I have a beautiful blue sock yarn from ONline that fits the bill perfectly.