Mutant Sock?
July 17th, 2005 at 5:19 pm (socks)
No, it’s just my test sock for the August SOTM club at theknitter.com.
When test knitting, I’m always given enough yarn to make myself a full pair of socks, but after I was 1" into the cuff pattern on this one, I realized it would be tighter than I like my socks. I still needed to test the pattern, so I decided to keep going, but not make a full size sock (unless your feet are really huge and short). The cuff is about 6" shorter than it should be. The heel flap is approx 1" instead of 2.25 or 2.5" long. I only did 1/2" of the "foot" after the gusset decreases, and the toe is just a tiny bit shorter than normal. I tested all the directions in the pattern, just not the "continue for X inches pieces". Next I’ll do the larger size, but this time make a full sock.
Oh - as far as the pattern goes, it’s a great looking sock, but isn’t very hard to make at all. It’s a sport weight yarn, so goes pretty fast too.
Thanks to everyone who left comments on knitfoundry.com. More info will be availble there soon!
