Here is what happens when I start a pair of socks (without a pattern) in the spring, stop for the summer and finish in the fall. Spring sock fits nice, has 2x2 rib in the cuff and a heel that's a little too shallow. Fall sock is 3x1 rib all the way to the toe, and has some kind of tricky dense stitch in the sole. The sole stitch turned out to be a bad idea, for one thing because I couldn't remember how I'd done it once I came back, but also because it grew slower than the stitch on the top of the foot, and I had to try to add short rows to get the sock to knit up evenly. In the end, the rib top sort of wraps around the toe anyway. Good part is that I think I finally learned to do the kitchener stitch right! Regardless, they are a really nice superwash marino, and I do love hand knit socks. Something so nice and lofty about that good wool, not all tight and non-breathing like even those good smartwool socks can be.
Here is what happens when I start a pair of socks (without a pattern) in the spring, stop for the summer and finish in the fall. Spring sock fits nice, has 2x2 rib in the cuff and a heel that's a little too shallow. Fall sock is 3x1 rib all the way to the toe, and has some kind of tricky dense stitch in the sole. The sole stitch turned out to be a bad idea, for one thing because I couldn't remember how I'd done it once I came back, but also because it grew slower than the stitch on the top of the foot, and I had to try to add short rows to get the sock to knit up evenly. In the end, the rib top sort of wraps around the toe anyway. Good part is that I think I finally learned to do the kitchener stitch right! Regardless, they are a really nice superwash marino, and I do love hand knit socks. Something so nice and lofty about that good wool, not all tight and non-breathing like even those good smartwool socks can be.
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