While I love the fact that there is no guessing on the second sock, I am still not convinced that it is the way to go when knitting a pair of socks. The advantage was that there was no second sock syndrome, I didn’t have to redo the toe on the second sock several times and both socks are exactly the same number of rows.

The disadvantage is that the project isn’t nearly as portable, I was constantly having to untangle my yarn and it seemed to take two times longer than I thought it would.

53/365 Skew sock

Pretty huh? It is one of those patterns that are quite compulsive, I keep wanting to knit a bit more to see what will happen next.

I find it very difficult to photgraph one’s own foot, but here are the specifics on the Hatheel socks.

Yarn:  Opal.  No ball band to be found, so I can’t be specific on the color

Needles:  2.25 Harmony dpn’s

size:  Large

Notes:  I found it worked better for me to have knit the cuff first, then do the foot.  Doing it the other way around resulted in having to frog the toe and re-knit.  I won’t go into how many times I had to reknit it in order to acheive the correct fit, but suffice it to say it was numerous.  I used a 3×1 rib for the cuff.

Thoughts:  They were kind of fiddly, but rather fun to knit, and they fit my foot rather comfortably.  I might have to try again, or at least rescue the first pair that I started.

Granted, it wasn’t a really exciting project, but the socks have been finished, ends woven in and they have been put away for gifting.

Specifics:

Yarn:  Opal

Needles:  2.25 mm

Stitches:  76

Pattern:  2×2 rib for an inch or so, then a 5×1 rib for the remainder of the sock.