It is a testament to Jennifer's enduring devotion to me that she (1) took off her shoes, (2) changed her socks and (3) threw her feet up on her desk and TOOK A PICTURE for me, in the middle of our crowded office without a care in the world that executive passersby might think she was crazy. Don't mind me, I'm just taking pictures of my feet here. Jennifer asked me what pattern I used, and the short answer is, I didn't. The long answer is that I borrowed bits and pieces of various sock instructions that I, after many failed sock attempts, have tested and found to my liking. I used a toe-up sock cast-on from Knitty.com and the hourglass heel from The Twisted Sisters Sock workbook (which is a short row heel, using yarn overs instead of wraps), and increased gradually up the leg to match the normal human anatomy of the leg, because the yarn wasn't super stretchy and I didn't want the socks to roll down annoyingly. (Hopefully they are still not rolling down. I think Jennifer is starting to think I'm a little weird because I keep asking her every 15 minutes how the socks are doing.)
Apparently most people are supposed to have legs that are exactly the same circumference from ankle to thigh. I have not seen such a person yet, but I'm certain from knitting patterns and the manufactured socks that I am wearing now that this is what is expected of us. Yet, my socks are bunched around my ankles because they cannot be stretched out enough to be pulled up any higher on my legs. I realize that I have a lot of leg there, but for heaven's sake, I can't be the only one.
VALIDATION: This just in from Jennifer: "By increasing up the leg you allowed space for my fat rings around my ankles (in other words, after wearing them I'm not showing sock indention)."
Excellent!
2 comments:
Mixing different sock making techniques? Don't they burn people for that some places?
those socks look totally comfy!
how much would i have to bribe you to commission some sockies?
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