13 Socks

Yep, thirteen socks. 'But socks come in pairs', you say. Let me break it down...
I have funny shaped feet so not all socks fit the way I'd like them to. I have wide, short, high arched feet with cankles. Thus beginning the quest to fine a perfect sock pattern.

First pair of socks:

This was the first pair I ever knitted. Pattern is Nutkin by Beth LaPensee. Good start but I knew nothing about gauge so I kinda shot from the hip on these. They ended up being very tight but the right length. They now belong to a coworker who has narrow feet and fit her perfectly. I'm glad they got a good home.







Second pair of socks:

I decided that if I wanted to continue to knit socks, I need some help. I went out and bought Teach Yourself Visually Sock Knitting by Laura Chau. First pattern I knitted out of it was the Worsted Boot Socks. I hand dyed some yarn with Kool Aid and had no real plans for it, so it became socks. This pair fit much better mainly due to the ribbing pattern. But worsted socks are a little unrealistic for every day wear.






Third pair of socks:

This was a mystery KAL I found while perusing new patterns on Ravelry. It's Punica by Rachel Coopey. I did a little scouting in to Rachel's other designs so I knew what I was getting in to before I committed to this sock. This one fits well but I wish I would have used different yarn. A solid color would have brought out the design better.



Fourth pair of socks:

By this pair, I felt I was skilled enough to try making a pair without a pattern. I measured my foot, gauged and devised what I needed to do to make these fit perfectly. I also wanted them to match. And I wanted to try an afterthought heel. It mostly worked. I worked them toe up matching adding the afterthought heel at the end with the black yarn I used for the toe and cuff. Kitchener with black yarn sucks and if you look closely, you'll see that the stitches are taut at top of my arch.



Fifth pair of socks:

These you'll recognize from an earlier post. They are the Dodge and Parry Socks by Heather Sebastian. I did these as a KAL for October. I stayed true to the pattern so of course they are tight around the arches. They will look nice on the person I'm giving them to for X-Mas, though.




Sixth pair of socks:

Woohoo! I love these! It's my own design based off of what I learned from the previous socks. Toe up, add a small gusset for the high arch, short row heel and a longer cuff. I'm gonna use this formula for my next plain-jane socks.

Well that's twelve. Where the hell does the thirteenth sock come in? 

Here...

Cheers!