#toeup socks

[chocoholicannanymous]

Manly Aran socks, from "Toe-up Socks for Every Body".

These were a gift, and the recipient loved them. I take that as a huge compliment, as the teenager wearing them doesn't really like wool and was very uncertain about the cabling before I started them.

[chocoholicannanymous]

It might be unseasonally warm but it's still nice with a pair of socks. Thus, wearing my "Bob and weave" socks who are saving the day.

[talviknits]

Bass Ackwards

I love knitting toe-up socks and I love knitting socks toe up. Even if the pattern is written for cuff-down knitting, I’m willing to go to extreme lengths to convert it to toe-up. Sometimes the stitch pattern can be worked from either end and it look the same; sometimes it can be reversed. With this pattern, I didn’t even try. The Golden Dahlia looks pretty either way. Slightly different but very, very pretty.

On Ravelry: Golden Ailhad

Pattern: Golden Dahlia by Kirsten Kapur from the book Joy of Sox

Yarn: Kraft Hand-Dyed Bluefaced Leicester Sock in a one-of-a-kind (aka Trials and Errors) colorway

Needles: 2.5 mm

Mods: Basically just took the lace chart from Golden Dahlia and worked the socks toe-up on a custom stitch count. More information in my Ravelry project notes.

That’s the first of this year’s Christmas gifts off the needles.

[talviknits]

Wild Sage Socks

My latest pattern is out! Wild Sage Socks were designed to match my Wild Sage Mitts fingerless-mitt pattern. These socks are knitted from the toe up in an easily memorizable lace pattern. The pattern includes two sizes for sport- or DK-weight sock yarn, or you can knit the socks in fingering-weight yarn using the larger size instructions.

For a limited time, put both Wild Sage Socks and Wild Sage Mitts in your cart and get the least expensive for free. Use the coupon code "wildsageduo" at Ravelry checkout (valid until end-of-day December 13 GMT).