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May 5, 2007
socks that make you go "hmmmm"
This is *so* not right. I can't believe that Nancy Bush would write a bad pattern, and Carrie just made this and liked it, so there must be something wrong with my knitting. The pattern is for women's sizes 8-9, and I'm a 7 1/2, so I was prepared for it to be a little big. I tried it on Nathan, however (his feet are small for a guy), and the heel is all baggy-n-stuff on him, too.
(this is my foot in the photo - please disregard the un-pedicured-ness of it)
See? It's all bunchy at the heel. I have nobody to blame but myself for the holes near the gussets, but I can't understand why the rest of the heel looks so crappy. I'm thinking I might abandon this whole pattern. I really don't like the "seam" down the heel, and I really do prefer a heel that's slip-stitched all the way across the whole thing. Maybe a nice plain toe-up sock?
(The yarn, by the way, is fabulous. It's a teensy bit splitty, but otherwise I love it, especially the super-saturated color.)
Comments
Maybe if you knit the foot a little short, it will stretch the heel into place when it's done. Of course, that requires finishing the whole darn sock just to find out, which could be annoying.
Posted by: Megan at May 8, 2007 7:07 AM
Nah, I tried stretching it out as best I could - I stuck it on Nathan's foot and tugged at it and it was still bulky. I must have done something wrong.
Posted by: Kate at May 8, 2007 9:54 AM
Just checked your blog after many weeks of being away. That's an awfully odd way for that heel to look, isn't it?
My first thought is this: what size needles are you using? The heel is nice and tight on mine, so I'm wondering if perhaps it's a needle thing?
Yummy yarn by the way!
I just finished the first of the "Young Child's Sock" from the NB book and it's really yummy. Photos coming soon.
PS-Remind me to tell you about the sock fetish group that loved my "ugly socks." Beware of posting your sock photos on Flickr. They will find you!
Posted by: Artemis Rich at May 12, 2007 5:43 PM