A long time ago I tried to knit socks. It was an enthusiastic beginning - the class was thoroughly enjoyable, and I learned a new skill. And then pfththhthth...
Those who knit habitually fill me with awe. It remains a little like magic to me.
So what to do about socks, then? Lovely, hand-knit wool socks are frankly out of our price range, and yet there is nothing better. And I would love a pair that go up to my knees, or ones that I can fold over the tops of my rainboots. Ooooo, Ahhhhh....
And then I found someone who had done sewn socks! And they looked, well, normal!
So before solstice, Safiya and I spent a day wrangling the pattern, as it really needs a custom fit to not look schleppy. We wanted snappy, not schleppy. We used an old work sock for a basic pattern (the link above has links to a couple of places for tutorials/patterns). I put my foot through a couple of test runs because the lightly felted merino I was using wasn't in balance with the snug fit I was attempting. So I loosened the fit, switched to a different felt with a little less give, and TA-DA!
Mr. S.'s Solstice present.
Snappy.
I'll be making more of those.....
1 comment:
Greetings!
Who goes that extra mile nowadays? Well Done! I am surely going to tweet this awesome post.
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