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When I received this hand-spun, merino yarn from my daughter, the customs form read, “The world’s ugliest sock yarn.” The yarn feels comfortable in a sock and the color is moss green in daylight but tan in artificial light. Not the world’s ugliest sock yarn in my book. My task was to see how it would knit for socks, and how far the quantity of yarn would go. I always knit socks from the cuff down but I decided to knit these from the toe up since I wasn’t sure how long I could make the leg and cuff. The heel shaping I usually use worked nicely from the toe up. Now I need to knit the second sock. Would anyone be interested in the toe-up pattern worked step-by-step as I knit it?
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Ok, I admit I have never knitted a sock! This is so intriguing, that I think I have to try. Thanks!
I would love to have the toe-up pattern.
Please give the instructions – I can’t get my head around toe up & could use the tutorial. By the way – love your car – I am so envious! I hope you are enjoying it! You need to make a long white scarf to wear while driving that will fly out the back as you drive:)
Laura
I stand corrected! Due solely to your outstanding knitting and design expertise, you have turned my ugly duckling into swan! Diolch Mom! I love the cable/fan motif going up the side! I can’t wait to see them in person… 🙂
Love ya!
The spinning fool… 🙂
Ellen
ps… Almost done with latest shawl, doing a new to me cast on called ez sew… It is in A Gathering of Lace book and is what is request for the spiral shawl… I did it in the Tongue River Silver handspun… Will send photos after blocking…
I’d be interested, especially since that looks to be a heel flap kind of heel… I honestly do prefer heel flaps, call me crazy :^)
I’m with you, that is not the ugliest sock yarn, not at all!
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I would love directions for your heel done toe up. See, if you had an extra long needle you would have a pair of socks now. Two socks, toe up, at once on a long, at least 42″, circular needle. On second thought the heel might be more difficult done on the one circular needle. Not sure about that.