I finally finished John's socks and can give them to him when he gets home. These were knit in Kroy Socks by Patons on size 2 dpns. I used the pattern "Soldier Socks" from the book Knitting to Share and altered it just slightly. These will go to my brother in the Naval Reserves so they will instead be "Sailor Socks." These were kind of a knitting black hole for a while because each round had 80 stitches to accommodate the cables. I had to used some mismatched tweedy Kroy yarn to finish off the toes but it isn't too terribly noticeable. They are a nice fit though and were very warm when I tried them on in our recent 40 degree morning temperatures. I wouldn't mind not seeing a cable needle for a while.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sailor Socks
I finally finished John's socks and can give them to him when he gets home. These were knit in Kroy Socks by Patons on size 2 dpns. I used the pattern "Soldier Socks" from the book Knitting to Share and altered it just slightly. These will go to my brother in the Naval Reserves so they will instead be "Sailor Socks." These were kind of a knitting black hole for a while because each round had 80 stitches to accommodate the cables. I had to used some mismatched tweedy Kroy yarn to finish off the toes but it isn't too terribly noticeable. They are a nice fit though and were very warm when I tried them on in our recent 40 degree morning temperatures. I wouldn't mind not seeing a cable needle for a while.
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