i LOVE this sock! this is "swedish fish socks" by 'spillyjane' on ravelry. it's a paid pdf file pattern, and worth it =)
though, i've made my mistakes, i still think mine looks rather like the picture in the pattern (meaning, i am knitting fairisle socks). my colors are unlike hers, but i'm trying very hard to follow the instructions, as that's what i do when i'm in uncharted territory. (there are charts!) ... but sometimes i don't follow instructions all that well .....
this projects is totally knitpicks ! ... needles and yarns. the natural yarn is their undyed superwash sock yarn (merino/nylon) and the colored yarn is their 'felici' ... self striping socken yarn.
needles are their wooden 'harmony' needles. i knit the cuff on their 2.25 mm options needles, but the fair isle is knit with the larger harmony needles. from my limited experience, and lots of reading, i should knit the fairisle on a larger needle. it's working out just fine.
now, my floats ... i am knitting this sock inside out. that helps me control the length of my floats, especially when changing from one needle to the other.
this picture was taken with a flash, and it does not show off the subtle changes between the different shades of blue. this looks like a 3 color sock, but it's actually a bit more colored & complex than this.
3 comments:
Looks awesome! I really want to make a pair of these.
Lately, whenever I do colorwork socks or mittens, I knit them inside out on 9 inch circular needles. I have a couple sock-sized ones from Hiya Hiya and I love them! Since I don't have to adjust my needles and bring all the yarn around joins it makes colorwork a little easier for me.
so cute!
Inside out...does that mean you are purling the whole thing? Whoooaa....
I'm wondering the same... But the sock looks great!
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