Sasquatch Socks -- Finished!Pattern based on garter rib pattern in Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch, but using Wendy's Toe-Up Socks Technique. Yarn is handspun virgin wool from the Wooly Sheep in Maryland. I had a flyer with information on it, but cannot put my hands on it. I serendipidously bought this yarn over Christmas when the family and I visited Brandywine Museum, and the folks from Wooly Sheep were one of many excellent vendors of all things handmade.
After swatching, I decided to knit it on US3s, which was a fortuitious choice, as Mr. Science has size 13 feet, and these were a surprisingly quick knit. I did knit the toes and heels on US2s to reinforce these areas a little. This was also the first time I used EZ's Sewn Cast-Off, and am in love with this technique. Not too fiddly, and a great stretchy cast-off for toe-up socks.
I named them Sasquatch Socks because, obviously, Mr. Science has big feet, but also because this yarn was wonderfully rustic and these socks have a real outdoorsy, classic handknit look. Mr. Science complains that he can never get socks that fit, and he does love them. Let's thank him for modeling for me!
3 comments:
Thank you Mr. Science! Now Liz, you must photoshop those pictures before we think that Mr. S has some purple skin disorder!
The socks are great -- I think I would like socks knit with this yarn as well. Damn well I might from the sound of it! Good yarn purchase ...
Sniff, sniff. You are conjuring old memories of elementary school in the mid-70s when I towered over all the other kids and I had a terrible nickname that I just can't repeat.
Nice work Liz (on the socks, not at making me cry).
Well, I was trying to get Josh's hairy legs in the picture to add to the BigFoot feel, but unfortunately, I do not have PhotoShop. You are stuck with my amateurish photography on our gray days of late winter.
Oh, Mo, take it from Shrimp, Peanut, Bite-Size, Little Lizzie, I am sorry if I brought up all those memories of deviating from average height. Just don't ask me how's the weather down here.
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