Undulating Rib Socks

I finished the Undulating Rib Socks about 3 days ago.



Undulating Rib Socks by Ann Budd

Yarn: Noro Kureyon Sock

Needles: size 0 (2.00 mm) Bamboo Crystal Palace DPNs and size 0 (2.00 mm) KnitPicks Harmony Fixed Circulars



Modifications:

One sock worked from the toe-up using the Easy Toe from Sensational Knitted Socks.


One Socks worked using the Short Row toe from Knitty.


Both socks incorporate heel flaps.

Undulating Rib in Progress

I'm following the Yarn Harlot's lead and only doing the "undulating" part for a few inches. The yarn is Valley Yarns Franklin from WEBS.

This sock is my current "walk and knit" project, but on today's walk I had to stop knitting because the heat and high humidity made the yarn stick to my fingers. Can't wait for the weather to change!

Undulating Rib Socks

My first socks from the book, my first post to a blog...wow, I'm getting with the program now! These socks were fun to knit; I used Regia Color and size 0 needles. I like them to fit snugly, so I only cast on 60. I enjoy seeing what everyone else has made, and I'm looking forward to trying a lace pattern next.

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!

Undulating Rib Socks

My first pair of socks from the book will be Ann Budd's Undulating Rib socks. Here's a picture of the first 3 inches or so. It was hard to decide which to do first, since there are so many I'd like to make--Retro Rib, Embossed Leaves, Waving Lace, Go with the Flow, Diagonal Cross-Rib....

A question for anyone else who is working on these: are you getting a small hole where you do the k1,p1,k1 all in one stitch? I am, and I'm not sure I mind--it looks intentional, actually, like a smallish yarnover. When the sock is stretched out, these give the pattern a slightly lacy look. But not having done this particular stitch before, I have no idea if this is an egregious mistake or not!

I'm using Regia 4 Fadig Color yarn. I had intended to use it for a different Ann Budd sock pattern--the Broken Cable Rib Socks (on the IK Web site). But I decided it would work well for the Undulating Ribs.