Birthday boy footwear...
DD1's boyfriend has been hankering for a pair of socks for ages. With his birthday soon approaching, I decided to cast on the first pair of socks I've done since LAST March! I can't believe it's been so long! The yarn is from the newest Rainforest range - Rainforest 3, Veronica die Wilde.
I've used the basic sock pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks (Charlene Schurch) but with the following modifications:
I've used the basic sock pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks (Charlene Schurch) but with the following modifications:- changed the plain heel to k1, Slip1 (Is that the Eye of Partridge heel or am I making that name up??)
- lost the garter stitch edging at the edge of the heel. I've yet to make a tidy job of that whilst picking up the stitches again:(
Labels: Opal Rainforest 3, Sensational Knitted socks, socks, Veronica die Wilde
posted by blog-blethers at 8:36 pm
12 Comments:
very neat colorway. boy colors for certain. you won't have SSS, im sure. You are already so far into this gift.
lol It's amazing how having a specific finsih date in mind helps guard against SSS. I have been prone to that condition in the past;)
Super socks! I may be picking your brains when I attempt my first pair!
Thanks ever so much for your comment last night too, that cheered me up no end when I really needed it :-)
What a nice birthday gift! It's been a while since I've made socks myself...may be time to rectify that.
lovely sock:)
Very nice sock;well done since it's a year since you last knit one. Must be like learning to ride a bicycle..you never forget! I use the same basic pattern too. It does the job well ;)
You've nearly knit the Eye of Partridge. The pattern is
1st row k1, sl1
2nd row sl1, k1
repeat as necessary.
Wonderful socks, definitely a boy colour.
Good luck for getting them finished, I'm useless with socks, well the second one.
Very handsome socks!
Great looking manly sock
I think you have a slipped stitch heel flap - unless you are varying the stitch you slip on alternate rows which is what I would call an eye of partridge heel - there are instructions in SKS as what I have written makes little sense!!
I made a pair of those for the BF - he loves them. Am doomed now - he wants more.
What lovely socks :-)
You might just have spurred me on here - I haven't knitted a sock since March either!!!!!
Love the colourway! Great bloke-socks :)
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