fo: Eager-for-spring socks
Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:54 amCategory: socks
This has been a fun, quick little knit. I thought I’d try Susan’s Comfy Soled Socks pattern. Since my yarn was worsted weight, I wanted to walk on the stockinette side rather than the purls.
Yarn is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted; color is Apple Hill; size 5 needles.
I also tried a rounded toe this time. Rather than decreasing the toe on both sides, I used a staggered decrease pattern. (I had to work it out on paper because there were only eleven rows in which to do the toe decreases due to the thickness of the yarn.) This is a very comfy toe, and I will use it again.
I love the result. These socks are so comfortable; the warmth of worsted socks is welcome, especially here in the Rockies where the air can be chilly at times even late into spring. And I have a pair of Keds half a size larger so I can wear them with shoes when I want to.
And there just happens to be another skein (or two) of Lorna’s Laces in my stash, ready to go for another pair!