Do you have sleepless nights or wake early? When you do, what do you spend your time doing? Knitting? Watching TV? I usually sit on the couch and work and watch TV. But last night (ok, very early morning) I decided to figure out what I was going to make in a yarn that I've been wanting to start on since it arrived a month ago, the West Fork color of Less Traveled Yarn in their Sport.
When I was photographing this yarn for the shop, there was just something about the color that really spoke to me. I love that it's a fall-ish color, but that it reminds me more of an apple orchard or apple picking. It has pops of bright red and green without getting too muddled in the dye pot. So I thought a pattern that looked like one of those bamboo apple crates would be cool with it. Kind of an orchard basket sock for a orchard-like color.
So this is what I'm thinking for the stitch pattern. It would be an eight row pattern. I'm thinking I'll cast on 60 stitches on a US 2.5. I usually cast on 68 for fingering weight for my own feet on a US 1.5.
Cast on 60 stitches. Join in round. k2,p2 rib for 12 rows. Then start the following stitch pattern.
Row 1& 2: knit
Row 3 & 4: knit 2, purl 4 (repeat to end)
Row 5 & 6: knit
Row 7 & 8: purl 4, knit 2 (repeat to end)
I think I'll continue the stitch pattern on the top of the foot too, depending on how squishy a fabric this pattern makes. If it's too bulky, I'll just do the entire foot with no pattern.
I'm hoping to have time tonight or Friday evening to cast on. I think this will be my weekend project and I'll report back on how the pattern above works out. I'm sure I'll post on Insta too, if you want to see if I make changes or completely scrap the idea, which is completely possible since I thought this was a good idea in the way-early am!
Thank you for a wonderfully lovely and busy day yesterday! The Oh-My-Gourd Knit Kit has sold out and many of you are taking advantage of the lornaslaces code at Check Out. And our sale yarn is flying. You are made of awesome and I'm planning a gift at the end of Socktober to celebrate!
Actually I was thinking of using a similar pattern for my next pair of socks. I’m knitting Vanilla Latte which is a 2 round repeat. One row is knit. The other row is K6 P2. It’s ok but I didn’t think to center the pattern properly & it won’t look that great. The socks won’t be identical. Just off a little. That’s what comes of knitting when you’re half asleep! For my next pair, I think I’ll do a 6 round or even 8 round repeat (adapted from a hat pattern I have). Just alternate 3 or 4 rounds of K1 P1 with the same number of round of P1 K1. I love that yarn. It reminds me a little of a recent sock club offering (I think. - I could’ve bought it). The main yarn looks kind of like this & then there’s a mini skein of sort of dull gold for heels & toes.
Posted by: Donna | October 17, 2019 at 05:34 PM