Thursday, August 04, 2005

Sock Class


Pattern: Yankee Knitters Pattern #29, Socks for the Family
Yarn: Sockotta, Reynold's Saucy Sport, Tahki Cotton Classic, Cascade Fixation
Needles: US 2 (Sockotta) US 3 (all others)
Size: varies; child's medium to adult woman
Modifications: The variegated orange Tahki sock is beaded, while the Reynold's green sock is a lace pattern.
Comments: These are my demos for sock class. They vary from fingering to worsted, mostly cotton because they were for a class entitled "Summer Socks". The small child sized three at top, variegated pink, orange and yellow all in the same yarn are representation of three different ribbing methods; (K1, P1), (K2,P2), and (K3,P1). They are of Sockotta and done on size US2 needles. Their primary purpose is to let students see what each will look like on a completed sock. The Tahki and Reynolds sock (green and variegated orange) demonstrate what's possible with socks using a very basic sock pattern and a little creativity. The Cascade sock just says "Hello, I am Cascade Fixation, and in summer I give your feet a comfortable cotton hug, with just enough elastic to make me keep my shape".

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