Retro Rib Socks

Hi everyone! I've finished my 2nd pair of socks from this fabulous book:
These are the Retro Rib socks by Evelyn A. Clark knitted with Sundara Yarn for my hubby. Love this simple and quick unisex pattern! More pictures and info can be found here. Thanks for stopping by! Tiennie

I Went With the Flow

My first post here... and my first pair of socks done from the book.

I finished the Go With The Flow socks yesterday, and I just loved the pattern. So easy to memorize.



Yarn: Aunt Maude's Mauve from Three Waters Farm
Needles: Size 2

The yarn is super nice - first time I ever used this kind. Socks came out nice and stretchy and are so comfortable.

Looking forward to more patterns from this book!

Adelle

His 'n' Hers Undulating Ribs

I started my Undulating Rib socks over on smaller needles because the fabric I was getting was too loose. And now they fit and feel great. I also decided, why not make a pair for my boyfriend, too? This decision came about because I had to go to WEBS to get the smaller needles and saw some brown Trekking XXL there that has perfect colors for him. Mine--the red ones--are Regia 4-ply. I like his yarn just a little better, because it's softer.

This is a really nice pattern--not so boring as plain stockinette, but not so complicated that you have to constantly refer to the chart. It's a good "walk and knit" sock pattern. I worked on them while walking on the rail trail yesterday--it was in the 60s!

Embossed Leaves Socks.... Take two.

I think that the yarn that I picked for these socks really makes the sock "pop", but I have been having some troubles with my gauge. Specifically, the yarn is too thin to make the socks on the size 2 (2.75 mm) needles that the pattern calls for and I have fatter calves, so I had to use a 4.5 mm needle to cast the stitches on and a size 3mm needle to knit the cuff with. I then switched to the size 2 needle. It has made a difference to the finished sock, but I still love them. I started them yesterday morning and am just working the gusset decreases on the second sock. Can't wait to post a finished photo. There are more details/photos on my BLOG.

Whoopee!

My book arrived today, on the same day as two skeins of Socks That Rock! It must be an omen. But which pair should I start? Best get off the computer and cast on!!

My first socks

These are the first socks I've ever knit. I used Koigu yarn and size 2 needles. I am happy to say that I was able to make a 10 inch long sock to fit my size 11-12 feet with plenty of yarn to spare. The only pattern modifications I made were to shorten the ribbing by 1/2 inch (fear of running out of yarn) and to extend the lace pattern by 10 rows. There are a few anomalies on the first sock, mainly a bit of wonky ribbing. Since I've never knit anything on needles smaller than size 6 and I've only used dpns once before, the stitches between the needles were a little loose. I fixed this on my second sock. I shouldn't beat myself up about it, though, because I've only been knitting for about 6 months.

One question about hand-knit socks- how fast do they usually felt up with wear? After one day, I was sad to see that the stitches on the soles of my socks are shockingly blurred, and my beautiful star toe is unclear as well. Is this something that happens with some yarns more than others?

I plan to make a pair of Retro Rib socks, and also some Jaywalkers. There are quite a few more posts about these socks on my blog, as well as photos of all my completed projects on flickr.

Finished!

Yeah! They are finally finished!

Now on to the next project... but first I need to order some yarn.

greetings!

Hey all! Just wanted to send a quick hello; my name is Kristina and I recently joined the group. This is my first KAL (I've been knitting on and off for a few years, but am just getting into the blogosphere...) and I can't wait to see everyone's work! I just cast on for the Embossed Leaves pattern (using Koigu for my first time; yum!). Will post progress soon!

Who says patience is a virtue?

Still waiting for my copy of the book.

I certainly hope it shows up soon. I can't wait to get started.

Uptown Socks

Finished the Uptown Boot Socks at last. These were knit with Lang Jawoll yarn on 2.75mm needles.

This pattern had many interesting techniques in it that were new for me....i.e. decreasing down for the heel flap and toe. One think I did not like was measuring the length of the gusset to determine when the foot length had been reached. I prefer to knit an exact length correlating with the recipient's foot length. The pattern lends itself to stretching so perhaps it is a one-size-fits-all.... I hope so as the sock is not for me!

Hi!

Hello! My name is Amanda and I am excited to be here! I am waiting for my book to arrive from Amazon. It's the first time I have bought anything from Amazon, so it's doubly exciting!! I can't wait to see all the amazing patterns I have heard about. I have no idea what I will knit first, but will let you know when the book gets here and what I cast on!

My blog is here. Come over and say g'day!

Hello!

Just wanted to pop in and say hello! I bought my book yesterday, and can't wait to get started! I must say, the socks I've seen on this KAL have been so beautiful!

Waving Lace

Well, I finished my first pair of favorite socks and I may never make another pattern from the book. While that sounds like a bad thing, it isn't. It's because I loved the waving lace pattern so much that I may have to make multiple versions of the same sock in different colors so people don't think I'm wearing the same socks day after day after day.

These were made for a friend who really helped me a lot last month. She went above and beyond. She was standing by my desk when I opened the package from Webs and saw their Valley Yarns Franklin in the Ariba colorway and say, "ooohhh, I love that color." Then she saw my Favorite Socks book and pointed to the socks on the cover and said, "ooohhh, I love that pattern." It was a lovely piece of serendipity and I seized on it. And, before you even think it, she never dreamt in a million years that I'd combine the two for her. In fact, when I was concerned about the fit and had her try them on, she asked why she was trying them on and almost fell out of her chair when I told her that they were hers.

So, with no further ado, here they are, complete with modified heel and toe.

I used my usual garter stitch heel (see Lucy Neatby's Cool Socks Warm Feet) and a toe that was new for me. Instead of the standard k1, k2tog toe, I decided how many stitches I wanted to end with and reduced the stitches between my decreases so that I ended with a K5, SSK, K2tog, K5 because I wanted to see how it looked.

I was pleased with the result (although you can't see it here).




And the lace detail (spread on my hand):

Voila! Waving lace socks!

Yarn: Valley Yarns Franklin in the Aruba colorway
Needles: size 2 (done on 2 circulars)
Modifications: garter stitch heel and my own toe

And, yes, I will knit these again.






Next up: Undulating rib socks using BMFA STR in the Rhodonite colorway.

Another Waving Lace

Hello all. I have finally started my Waving Lace Socks.


Yarn: Socks That Rock in Rose Quartz
Needles: 2.5mm Addi 4" dpns

I am really loving this pattern so far (one repeat completed). I decided to go with the ribbed top because I have concerns about them staying up.

What Am I Doing Wrong?

I am working on my second sock in the Retro Rib pattern and I made the same 'mistake' that I made in the first and I'm wondering what I am doing wrong.

The instruction for the heel flap on page 10 should leave you with 30 stitches on the heel flap and 34 stitches to be worked later for the instep. The instep to be worked later should have 16 stitches on needle 2 and 18 stitches on needle 3. The instep pattern then begins by purling 2 on needle 2 and ends with purling 2 on needle 3.

I always end up with 17 stitches on needle 2 and 17 stitches on needle 3 and must begin the instep by knitting one on needle 2 and end with a purl one on needle 3 in order to keep the pattern.

So, what am I doing wrong in that first paragraph under the heading of 'Heel Flap'? I know that is where I am making my mistake. It doesn't really matter as far as how the sock turns out. It's easy enough to adjust the instep pattern, but it's driving me crazy!

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi from Germany

Hi everyone, I just joined this Blog and am happy to be here with you all. I have had my book for a few weeks now and it really got me knitting socks. I started with Mona Schmidt's Embossed Leaves Socks, of which I knit a single one - they were the main reason I had ordered the book.



I used 2.5mm needles and a yarn from a German yarn factory called Hamburger Wollfabrik - the yarn has no particular name.
I didn't ge t toknitting a second one - wearing this pair can wait until I've tried all the patterns I want to.

Next I knit the Retro Rib Socks by Evelyn A. Clark, because they looked like a pair that I could wear in my hiking boots. This pair I did actually finish and have worn them already when I went to a craft fair yesterday. The socks are knit from Regia yarn on 2.25mm needles.



I currently have another pair of these on my needles, again with yarn from Hamburger Wollfabrik in a different colour. These are for my hubby and just like Delana I knit them toe-up. There was no particular reason for this, except that I had never knit toe-up socks before and was fascinated by them. I'm rather proud of these, because I developed my own toe-up heel flap construction by knitting the heel from the original instruction backwards.



I have a pair of Erica Alexander's Cable Rib Socks on the needles as well (thank heaven I have this incredible amount of same size dpns, right?), but these will have to wait until next week. At least.

See what I mean? This book really got me knitting socks!

Have a beautiful weekend everyone!
Gisela

Well Here Goes!

I'm going to dive in and start the Cable Rib socks. They look great and from what I see on the site, they will be well fitting! I'll be using Anne from Shaeffer yarns. I'll keep y'all posted!

Retro Rib and Mock Wave Cable

These are two of the patterns I've started with. I'm knitting the Retro Ribs for my daughter in lime green Cherry Tree Hill. I won't be making the leg as long as suggested (8"), other than that I think I'm following the pattern.







The second pair is for me, Mock Wave Cable. Knit in Knit Picks Essentials Tweed Plum colorway. It's fun to watch the "waves" appear with the increases and decreases. I'm so glad there are such imaginative people out there designing these patterns. I would be very bored knitting plain socks all the time.
I have started a third pattern from this book for a pair of socks for my sister. I don't know how safe it would be to post a picture and description here (she likes to surf the net), so I won't reveal anything about them until I have given them to her on her birthday in May. But they are very pretty, and I think I might have to knit myself a pair. Of course there aren't many patterns I don't want to knit in this book. It is definitely one of my favorite socks books.

Karen
http://yearnsforyarn.blogspot.com

Retro Rib Socks

I finally got my book!! Can I just say that I will be knitting from it for some time to come. I don't think there's a sock in the book that I don't plan to make.

First up was to make hubby some Retro Rib socks. I decided to do these toe up instead of cuff down (using a nifty garter stitch short row toe/heel I recently learned). Hubby likes his socks long and I don't want to run out of yarn, so toe up was the way to go. These will be his frivolous dressy "better take care of them or else" socks. I am using Cider Moon Haiku (50% silk/50% wool).

The tiny bit I got knitted this weekend met with his approval.

Delana
http://delanaknits.blogspot.com

Cable Rib Socks

Here are my completed Cable Rib socks. They are knit with Yarn Pirate's merino/tencel blend yarn in a color named Malamute. I wasn't sure how I felt about the yarn at first but as I knit with it I grew to love it. It's difficult to get a good picture of the yarn but I'm happy with how the cabling and ribs look with this variegated yarn.

The Cable Rib sock pattern is great. It makes for a nice stretchy sock that fits very well. The pattern was easy to follow and memorize. I love my new socks.