Double the misdemeanor, double the fun
I’m making a new pair of socks. Yes, I’m on that bandwagon. But I have the 325-yard skein of Socks That Rock and size 9 feet, so I knew I’d run out if I didn’t watch my step. My solution? Ditch the ribbing. Topless Jaywalkers, baby! This exposes the edgier true nature of the chevron pattern and makes for a rather goth sock that I’m totally digging. And the Azurite colorway lends it a distinctly Transylvanian flavor:
Ice Bat can’t get enough. This sock makes him want to sing a little R Kelly: “You remind me of my teeeeth… Girl you look just like my faaangs…” Ice Bat is my Christmas present from my brother, and he is one cool character.
I almost finished this sock on Wednesday night after knitting with some of the Spiders:
Check out that absurd pooling on the foot. I wasn’t happy about it, but I was willing to live with it until I discovered this:
Yep, 76 stitches is way too many for the circumference of my somewhat narrow foot. I was just about to kitchener the toe when I discovered this. But out it came. I ripped back to the gusset and extended the decreases all the way down to 64 stitches, and I omitted one of the kfb’s in each outer panel so the patterning would stay mostly on the instep. It’s a set-back, but apart from the inevitable flashing at the end of the gusset, I’m getting nice stripes again. The Jaywalker isn’t going to become the only sock pattern I make (too many Nancy Bush and IK designs are calling my name), but I will say for it that it’s fast. I should have a finished pair to show off in another week or two.
Posted: January 7th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
Ain’t NOTHING wrong with THAT pooling, girl. Yum.
Posted: January 7th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Topless Jaywalkers?!?! Oh my…I am blushing. And contemplating this for myself, as well. I HATE doing the ribbing section (for the 4th time, if you read my latest blog entry).
R Kelly reference had me busting up w/ a fit of giggles…
Posted: January 7th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Boy, that R. Kelly took me back! Likin’ the socks. The pooling was a bit much.
Posted: January 8th, 2006 at 6:54 am
Sweet! I was wondering what the Jays would look like without the annoying ribbing on top….I like!
Posted: January 8th, 2006 at 8:38 am
That pooling was crazy! I can’t believe you could pinch that much fabric with 76 stitches. Can’t wait to see the finished pair, and what you do with the rest of that huge STR stash you have! I’ll be looking to you for inspiration!
Posted: January 8th, 2006 at 10:37 am
You never know what kind of polling you’ll get with hand-dyed yarns… I’m glad you’re back to stripes with your new # of st.
Posted: January 8th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
r. kelly… hee! glad to hear your j-walkers are turning out better with a narrower foot. i am modifying mine down to a mythical smaller size and cast on 68 instead of 76, but might go even smaller for the foot.
hurry up and finish these, because few people can resist nancy for long…