Featuring the creativity of knitters inspired by Sock Therapy, the January pattern in The Sock Calendar: Socks For all Seasons.
A perfect post-holiday project for de-stressing and much-needed self indulgence...make them for friends if you must, but first make a pair for yourself!
Knitted by Betsy Brazy in Haneke Exotics and a cuff variation using Fixation instead of the ribbon tie. Just for kicks, she included a photo with her 7-toed cat, Darwin.
Betsy says ... Since I'm not one to tie my socks, and between 2 cats and a toddler I know what will happen to ribbons, I figured I'd omit the eyelet row. Still, if I don't want the anklet socks to slouch, I need some kind of
elastic, right?
I was thinking about where to run elastic cord, when it
hit me: Use Fixation. It's cotton + elastic, and it's about the right
weight. The solution of k2p2 ribbing for 8 rows in the Fixation keeps with the spirit of the pattern (caressing, not snug, ribbed ankles).
Her approach:
Cast on, using Addi Turbo US 3 (3.25 mm), knit 5 rows
Change to Fixation for ribbing - you can carry main color yarn :
Using smaller needles (3.0mm/Addi US2), K2P2 for 8 rows.
Cut Fixation, attach main color yarn:
Change to 2.5mm needles (Addi US1) and work Stream Stitch.
Betsy's other musings:
Why 3 needle sizes? I didn't frog back completely and start with 3mm, because it's supposed to be therapeutic, and the Fixation ribbing
compensates for my laziness. ;)
Fixation could be done in the smallest (2.5mm) needle if more snugness
around the ankle is desired. It's an elastic yarn, but in ribbing it's a
soft stretchness.
