Irish Moss Spiral Socks

Pattern: Irish Moss Spiral

Round 1: *k4, p, k, p, k, p, k, p, k*; repeat to end
Round 2: *k5, p, k, p, k, p, k, p*; repeat to end
Round 3: *p, k5, p, k, p, k, p, k*; repeat to end
Round 4: *k, p, k5, p, k, p, k, p*; repeat to end
Round 5: *p, k, p, k5, p, k, p, k*; repeat to end
Round 6: *k, p, k, p, k5, p, k, p*; repeat to end
Round 7: *p, k, p, k, p, k5, p, k*; repeat to end
Round 8: *k, p, k, p, k, p, k5, p*; repeat to end
Round 9: *p, k, p, k, p, k, p, k5*; repeat to end
Round 10: *k, p, k, p, k, p, k, p, k4*; repeat to end
Round 11: *k2, p, k, p, k, p, k, p, k3*; repeat to end
Round 12: *k3, p, k, p, k, p, k, p, k2; repeat to end

I made these socks for the daughter of the co-worker I gave these socks to. I finished to socks on Friday.

The socks were made of fingering weight superwash Merino wool using 48 stitches with the pattern consisting of 12 stitches. The pattern can be modified for larger sizes by simply adding an extra stitch to the moss pattern and an extra stitch to the stockinette pattern.

(The second photo links to a larger version of the picture which shows the spiral to marginally better effect.)

Irish Moss Socks

These are a Christmas gift for the Prodigal Son's girlfriend. Simple socks using an Irish Moss stitch.





Pattern:

Round 1: *k1, p1*; repeat to end
Round 2: *p1, k1*; repeat to end
Round 3: *p1, k1*; repeat to end
Round 4: *k1, p1*; repeat to end

Socks for me

Another no name pattern. This one is open with texture. You know me, I like texture.

Round 1: k
Round 2: *k1, k1b*; repeat to end
Round 3: k
Round 4: *k1b, k1*; repeat to end
Round 5: k
Round 6: *k2tog, yo*; repeat to end

k1b = knit in back leg instead of front leg

First in '06

I've finished the first pair of socks for '06. They are for the Prodigal's girlfriend.





Another pattern without a name. I wanted something open for this pair.

Round 1: k
Round 2: * k1, yo, sl1, k1, psso *; repeat * to end
Round 3: k
Round 4: k

The last pair of socks is done

The last pair for 2005, that is. I just finished them moments ago. They will be for the Prodigal's friend C. I'll give them to him later tonight when the Prodigal gets home from work. They are a belated Christmas present.




The pattern I used, which is not at all obvious in the photos, doesn't have a name since I didn't get it from any of the pattern books I have. It is quite simple and very texture-y.

Round 1: k
Round 2: k
Round 3: * k1, p1 *; repeat * to end
Round 4: * p1, k1 *; repeat * to end
Round 5: * k1, p1 *; repeat * to end

A tisket, a tasket

The commission socks are done. I just finished them. I used a woven stitch pattern on them. I love the colors. I almost hate having to give them away.




The woven stitch is worked over multiples of two stitches.

Round 1: * k2, p2 *; * repeat to end
Round 2: * k2, p2 *; * repeat to end
Round 3: k
Round 4: k
Round 5: * p2, k2 *; * repeat to end
Round 6: * p2, k2 *; * repeat to end
Round 7: k
Round 8: k

I swallowed half a herringbone

No, not me, silly. The sock.

Not that you can tell from the picture. I tried different angles, different backgrounds, zooming in and out, but I just cannot capture what this pattern really looks like. Technically, I suppose, it's half a horizontal herringbone and it is a much tighter pattern than any of the others I've done so far. I wish I could have gotten a more true to life picture.


The half horizontal herringbone is worked over multiples of two stitches.

Round 1: *sl 1 as if to knit, k1, psso but instead of dropping slipped st from left-hand needle, knit into the back of it; repeat from *

Round 2: knit

More stash, more socks

Got another batch of yarn for my stash today. The green is lace weight and the purple is more sock weight. Both are 100% Merino wool and hand dyed. The balls are the same size, but there is twice as much of the lace weight yarn as of the sock yarn.



And I started another pair of socks for the Prodigal Son who is about to wear out the two pair of socks I've already made him. The photo doesn't do justice to the color. The shades of green vary from very dark forest to teal blue. The shading reminds me of peacock feathers.


I'm making this pair a bit smaller since the Prodigal has complained about the socks falling down and puddling around his ankles. He does have skinnier legs and feet than I do.

I'm not sure what you would call the pattern I'm knitting into the socks, but it spirals around the sock leg. This sock is 48 stitches around on size 3 US double pointed needles.

Round 1: *k3, p3; repeat from * around
Round 2: k
Round 3: p1, *k3, p3*; repeat * until the last 2 stitches; p2
Round 4: k
Round 5: p2, *k3, p3*; repeat * until the last stitch; p1
Round 6: k
Round 7: *p3, k3; repeat from * around
Round 8: k
Round 9: k1, *p3, k3*; repeat * until the last 2 stitches; k2
Round 10: k
Round 11: k2, *p3, k3*; repeat * until the last stitch; k1
Round 12: k

Repeat rounds 1 through 12 around the leg and on the top of the foot until done.

Second pair of socks

I started a second pair of socks for the Prodigal Son while I was visiting my folks for Thanksgiving. I opted to modify the simple stockinette pattern I used the first time into a chevron pattern. I have one sock finished and the other just barely started.


You can't really see the chevron pattern because of the yarn.


The pattern is just a bit more visible.


Heru, ever vigilant, is guarding the one completed sock from any potential sock thieves who might wander into his domain.

The sock is the same dimensions as the first pair I made using the Starter Stockinette pattern in Knit Socks! by Betsy Lee McCarthy. For me, that worked out being 14 stitches on each of four double pointed needles. The chevron pattern I used works out as follows:

Row 1: k6, p2, k6
Row 2: k5, p4, k5
Row 3: k4, p6, k4
Row 4: k3, p8, k3
Row 5: k2, p10, k2
Row 6: k1, p12, k1
Row 7: p14
Row 8: p6, k2, p6
Row 9: p5, k4, p5
Row 10: p4, k6, p4
Row 11: p3, k8, p3
Row 12: p2, k10, p2
Row 13: p1, k12, p1
Row 14: k14

Since I used four needles, each set of stitches is knit one time on each needle to complete the row.