Friday, November 8, 2013

FO: Primavera Socks

It's Friday night and I have a new FO — what better way to kick off the weekend?

No chance of my new love affair with socks waning after this pair. These are now hands-down (feet-down?) my new favorite socks. To start, there's the yarn — isn't it lovely? Not sure how she manages it, but that Tanis continues to outdo herself with each Etsy update.

tartan primavera

Yarn: TFA Blue Label in Yellow Tartan (OOAK)
PatternPrimavera Socks by natalja 

tartan primavera 2
Then, the pattern: Easy to memorize and with a six-row repeat, it's the definition of potato-chippy. (Just one more repeat...) I also really like the look of the heel flap with the 2-stitch garter edging; tidy and makes picking up stitches easy-peasy.

Since this is a knitting blog, guess I should mention the two mods I made: Changed the p3tog to Sl1, P2 tog, psso (much easier on my hands) and added slip stitches between the garter ridges to make the heel sturdier.

1 comment:

  1. I bow before your mastery of heels and gussets. Stunning colorway, too!

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