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Garter-top, rib-bottom tube socks
I just finished making these Simply Irresistible Socks, Worsted by Christie Archer. I saw the pattern go by in my Ravelry friends feed and was instantly intrigued, because I've never seen a sock like this before: they don't have any heel at all, they're a straight tube, but because the top of the foot is worked in garter stitch and the back in 1x1 rib, they contract and stretch to fit the foot anyway, at least, going by the photos.
Even though the weather is definitely warm now, I cast on a pair of these in heavy worsted wool, boot sock weight, because that was the yarn I had around when I was waiting for the yarn for my next project (a chunky cotton eyelet cardigan - Corran Cardigan by Rebecca Clow). I finished the second sock today and wore them around the house for a couple of hours and they do indeed seem to work as advertised, for me! I'm looking forward to making a longer pair and a pair in fingering weight sock yarn after I've done some more seasonally appropriate summer knitting.
Even though the weather is definitely warm now, I cast on a pair of these in heavy worsted wool, boot sock weight, because that was the yarn I had around when I was waiting for the yarn for my next project (a chunky cotton eyelet cardigan - Corran Cardigan by Rebecca Clow). I finished the second sock today and wore them around the house for a couple of hours and they do indeed seem to work as advertised, for me! I'm looking forward to making a longer pair and a pair in fingering weight sock yarn after I've done some more seasonally appropriate summer knitting.
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Getting worsted is actually hard here because we mostly have DK weights for wool and anything bigger is going to be acrylic or cotton. You really can’t beat wool for socks and the nylon wool is so good. Even here, wool socks are more comfy and in Finland they must be so cozy at that gauge.
I remember in the 90s when I’d just learned to knit being able to buy a spool of nylon to strand along with my wool and the specialty sock wools were a new cool thing!
I learned to reinforce heels - like there’s a very dense slipped stitch rib that can be used for the heel and toes that wears better and other ways people do it so the socks are easier to darn later. Those are traditional because hand knit socks were all socks and I guess people got annoyed with having to repair them versus our luxury of hand knit socks now.
Thank you so much for the clear descriptions I am going to try those after I finish the brioche hat now I’m confident I can adapt the gauge. But I am wondering about using the slipped ribbing, hmm.
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