Friday 26 August 2011

FO Friday- Q socks

Another Friday, and some more socks. I think by the end of this challenge I will not need to knit any more socks, my sock drawer will overfloweth! That is a good thing though and I suspect I will always have some kind of sock on the go since they make good travelling knitting, I just won't be trying to get them done in a fortnight.

Anyway, this time it is the turn of the Q socks and some beautiful yarn I won on the Playful Day podcast giveaway.


Yarn: Knitting goddess superwash merino and nylon in Forest Green
Needles 2.5mm

The pattern gives lots of detail and the stitch pattern is complicated enough to keep you interested, but still easy enough to memorise after a few repeats. There is an interesting heel band feature which actually makes a lot of sense as it means you have a smooth stocking stitch section where your shoe sits, rather than a patterned lacy bit which would be more likely to rub and harder to darn when it wears through, I will be repeating the heel band section on other short row heel socks. 

The pattern is well written and would be suitable for a sock beginner apart from needing to follow a link for the cast on, which means you need to start when you are near a computer unless you know how to do it or have another source for the information.

I may also now be a toe up, wedge toe, short row heel convert as apart from feeling these could be a little more snug around (a few less stitches, smaller needles or a pattern with a little ribbing) they are one of my best fitting pairs of socks. A big change from my top down, heel flap preference at the start of the year.

For some reason I got a little bored as I was working on the second leg (these are toe up), I don't know if it was the pattern or if I am reaching a point of being socked out and ready to work on something different, I will see how the next pair goes.

Once they were finished I was back to loving them, it was just the last little bit of knitting, so I have strong suspicions it was not the pattern's fault at all.

The yarn is lovely and smooth, knits nicely and tinks well. The smoothness give great stitch definition which combined with the semi solid colour makes it good for lace or other patterns which rely on teh stitches for interest. It is very much a sock yarn. Some 4 ply/sock/fingering weight yarns are not really sock yarns at all, they are wonderful and contain fibres possibly stolen from a unicorn on a moonlit night and are really for making shawls, scarves and other non foot based lovliness. This is not one of those, but that is good, because socks are what I wanted, and it is a super sock yarn. More important than the yarn base is the heavenly colour, which I am very much in love with, I will be putting every leftover scrap of this to use becasue it is truely lovely (I like the colour, can you tell?).

Close up to show the stitch pattern and the super stitch definition of this yarn.


I have my R socks pattern and yarn ready to go, I just need to track down a little more sock mojo, perhaps it is under the sofa.

21 comments:

  1. love these they are gorgeous - the yarn and pattern looks amazing in your close-up pic :)

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  2. That pattern looks really interesting, might have to add these to my queue :) And I can see why you love the colour, it's gorgeous :)

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  3. The colour is gorgeous! I love the close up photo.

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  4. Nicely done! Love the color...My next pair, I'm going to try toe up..

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  5. Those socks are sassy! I love the green and the pattern. I can imagine that you are getting burned out on socks. You have knitted so much this year and hopefully the challenge hasn't taken the fun out of it.

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  6. Those look fab! Love the colour of the yarn, and what great stitch definition! Well done again on completing another pair of socks!!

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  7. That is a lovely color, grass green :)

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  8. Very pretty - thanks for posting a close up - the pattern is beautiful! Can you really ever have too many socks??

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  9. So pretty. I love the colour, and the pattern is stunning.

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  10. Lovely socks! The pattern and yarn go together wonderfully.

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  11. The close up of the stitch pattern is great. I love your colors.

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  12. Great, now I feel like I need some green socks in my wardrobe. Good thing I know someone who can knit them, I guess...

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  13. I love the socks. The pattern is great. Sorry, no sock mojo here. I struggle to get a pair knitted in 2 years no mind 2 weeks!

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  14. I'm always happy to see a good close up of the pattern...this one is really amazing! Love the color too.

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  15. I love the color and pattern of those socks. They sound really comfy, too! Hope the sock mojo returns.

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  16. the stitch pattern and this yarn go really well together. here's hoping your sock mojo comes back soon!

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  17. You're a sock knitting demon!!!! I don't know how you crank them out so quickly; these are beautiful!!!!

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