One accessory that's indispensable for spending time outside is a good pair of wool socks. Most hand knit socks are made with fingering weight yarn, but I love the extra thickness and durability of a DK weight boot sock.
For this week's pattern, Resin, I chose a tightly-spun 4-ply sock yarn, Hazel Knits DK Lively. Most of the patterns in Woodsmoke & Ash are worked in fairly muted neutral colors to avoid being too flashy, but I think a little bright color hidden inside your boots is just the thing to brighten up a winter day.
 |
| Photo Copyright Kathy Cadigan 2012 |
Resin is the perfect boot sock for active guys. They knit up quickly, with a geometric stitch pattern that creates extra warmth, and a dense gauge in DK weight yarn that makes for great durability.
 |
| Photo Copyright Kathy Cadigan 2012 |
They're simple but interesting to knit, with an engaging and easily memorized stitch pattern that excels at showing off hand-dyed yarn. Resin is knit toe up with a short row heel, which means the height is customizable. Use exactly half your yarn for socks that match perfectly. The hemmed cuff provides a clean, comfortable top.
 | |
|
Along with this pattern, I'm excited to announce the new Tutorials section of my website. I'll write more about it soon, but I wanted to make sure you all have the link to my Judy's Magic Cast On Tutorial. As I was putting it together, I realized that my way of doing the cast on is actually a little bit different than the one by Judy Becker. I must have looked at her fantastic Knitty tutorial years ago and then just made it up after that.
There's only one more week left to pre-order Woodsmoke & Ash: Knits for Men to get your signed copy of the print book, so order soon!
Pattern Info
Sizes & Finished Measurements
Foot Circumference: 7.5 (9, 10.5) in/19 (23, 26.5) cm
Yarn
290 (325, 390) yd/266 (300, 358) m DK weight yarn
Shown in Hazel Knits DK Lively (90% Merino, 10% Nylon; 275 yd/251 m per 140g skein)
Color Ruby Love; 2 skeins
290 (325, 390) yd/266 (300, 358) m DK weight yarn
Shown in Hazel Knits DK Lively (90% Merino, 10% Nylon; 275 yd/251 m per 140g skein)
Color Ruby Love; 2 skeins
Gauge
27 sts/48 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Horizontal Parallelograms Stitch Pattern
Needles & Notions
* Needle Sizes are recommendations only. Always use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.
Use double pointed needles, 32 in/81 cm or longer circular needle for magic loop method or 2 circular needles; use your preferred small-circumference circular knitting method.
US #3/3.25 mm needles
tapestry needle
place markers
Skills
Judy's magic cast on, shaping, knit-and-purl textured stitch pattern, short row heel shaping, sewing down a hem
Judy's magic cast on, shaping, knit-and-purl textured stitch pattern, short row heel shaping, sewing down a hem
No comments:
Post a Comment