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Demand Ask and ye shall receive.
Amy's socks will be worn to Show and Tell tomorrow. She is thrilled. I am proud.
They are pair #34 of the Plunge. I expect to be done long before Christmas.
Happy girl:
close-up:
and worn with her beloved tap-taps:
Adding shaping is a breeze. The pattern comes from Thermal, Laura Chau's awesome sweater design from Knitty's winter surprise 2006. The pattern as written goes like this:
- Row 1: k2, p2 around
- Row 2: k2, p2 around
- Row 3: k around
- Row 4: p around
With shaping, it's like this:
- Row 1: pattern as above to middle point at back of leg, m1 invisibly by picking up and knitting into the back loop of the bar that lies between the stitches, pattern remainder of round as set
- Row 2: pattern as above until you reach the new stitch from the previous row, kfb in this stitch, pattern remainder of round as set
- Row 3: knit as written in pattern until you reach the 2 new stitches from the previous rows, kfb in each of them, knit remainder of round as set
- Row 4: p as written in pattern, including your 4 new stitches
From there, just begin patterning again.
For Amy's socks, I only needed 2 sets of increases. I worked a twisted rib cuff to pull things in a bit, and they couldn't fit more perfectly.
Chalk one up for the knitting mom.
those are adorable!
Posted by: pixie | August 09, 2007 at 07:37 PM
I totally agree... Tuesday was the best day ever! She was even better than I ever expected. And it was great to see you too. You were in the front row, right?
Posted by: Tanya | August 09, 2007 at 09:34 PM
Holy cow you knit fast! I was amazed at your speed at the Harlot event. Awesome socks!
Posted by: Marti | August 10, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Wow! They look awesome on her. You'll have to let us know how her show and tell went. Your knitting speed continues to awe and amaze me. :)
Posted by: Hope | August 10, 2007 at 12:23 PM
Mommy - I would like some knee socks too...
heh heh.
Posted by: Steph VW | August 10, 2007 at 02:09 PM
Woot! Incredible and so girly-cool. No wonder she's taking them for show and tell. The shoes really make the outfit, good girl.
Posted by: Terra | August 10, 2007 at 07:46 PM
They DO fit perfectly! Too cute!
Posted by: Jennifer | August 11, 2007 at 11:36 PM
OMG...The CUTENESS! I can't stand it!
She, and her socks, are delightful!
Posted by: Lesley | August 12, 2007 at 01:09 PM
She looks so cute in those socks. And the socks look great. It's just perfect!
Posted by: Lieke | August 16, 2007 at 12:10 PM