{"id":448,"date":"2009-09-19T13:36:30","date_gmt":"2009-09-19T20:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=448"},"modified":"2009-09-28T10:17:43","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T17:17:43","slug":"socks-so-glamorous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2009\/09\/19\/socks-so-glamorous\/","title":{"rendered":"Who knew socks could be so glamorous?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first pair of socks<\/a> I knit were for BN. He picked out a lovely reddish-orange yarn and I designed a simple-but-interesting chain\/rib pattern for the cuff. They were fun to knit, and came out very nice if I do say so myself. But, I ran out of yarn right before the toe on the second sock! I had to go buy an additional skein just to get those 20 or so yards I needed to finish the project. The leftovers were plenty to make myself a pair and I found the perfect pattern – “Tiger Eyes” by Margaret K. K. Radcliffe from Socks, Socks, Socks<\/em>. The intricate, swirling pattern that runs up the front is so exotic and appealing – this project caused a stir in my knitting group. This is one of the first really detailed lace projects that I’ve done – I had to pay attention closely to the chart. This project followed my 3 rules for successful socks:<\/p>\n

1. Knit them toe-up. Not that my first sock-knitting project scarred me or anything! Seriously, though, toe-up prevents the dreaded run-out-of-yarn problem and I love long socks so if I knit them toe-up I can make them as long as the yarn lasts.<\/p>\n

2. Must contain ribbing. They will certainly sag, bag, and bunch around the ankles otherwise. It’s best to make at least part of the sock leg ribbed so that it has a chance to stay up… I’ve knit several pairs now where the details and beauty are on the front and the back is ribbed. In this case, a pretty mock-cable rib keeps it un-boring and more in key with the complexity of the tiger-eye motif on the front.<\/p>\n

3. Repeat after me: Cat Bordhi rules! Her “new pathways for sock knitters” allows me to take any sock design or stitch pattern and adapt it to my size. In this case I used the “riverbed” architecture.<\/p>\n

\"TigerEye1\"<\/a> \"TigerEye3\"<\/a> \"TigerEye4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ravelry link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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