Pattern: Jules, by Kate Blackburn
Yarn: Mirasol Hacho, in the peacock colourway.
Needles: 2.75 mm dpns
Modifications: The pattern calls for the stitches to be distributed across 4 needles, and I prefer 3, so I re-adjusted that. Also.... the toes. See, I find that the kind of toe area that this kind of sock provided is designed for women who have long, elegant feet. And long, slender toes. Which I do not have. And therefore, that little tapering thing it does looks, I'm sure, divine on women who do not have feet like mine (WARNING: next photo is not for the feet-squeamish!):
Those, dear readers, are obviously Hobbit-worthy feet. short pudgy toes galore. So, after I finished the foot of the socks (and I don't exactly have a lot of love for kitchener stitch, I'll say that right now), they looked like this:
Which made me feel so, so disappointed. So, I ripped them back, and improved a shorter, squatter,
wider toe pocket:
G, who was watching this whole sock toe overhaul episode, commented afterwards that it would be great if I could do a toe pocket that is specifically for chubby short toes such as mine, something that would be smooth and a design feature, as opposed to some frantic k2tog and ssk all over the place. And you know, I think he's right. I would like that a lot. But I have no desire to reinvent the wheel- does anyone already know of a lovely, thoughtful sock with a toe pocket for stubby toes?
Notes: This was a nice sock pattern, and it knitted up well. But when's all said and done, even though I'm happy with them, I don't think that a yarn with this much variation in the colourway was well suited for this sort of pattern. I think a yarn with a more subtle colour change would have been better, and made this more about the texture. But hey, cute socks are cute socks. And I love the way hand knit socks cup my heel:
They also keep my feet toasty warm (like that's a concern in July, but whatever), and there is something about hand knitted socks that is so soul-satisfyingly good. And that makes me happy.
Pattern: Jules, by Kate Blackburn
Yarn: Mirasol Hacho, in the peacock colourway.
Needles: 2.75 mm dpns
Modifications: The pattern calls for the stitches to be distributed across 4 needles, and I prefer 3, so I re-adjusted that. Also.... the toes. See, I find that the kind of toe area that this kind of sock provided is designed for women who have long, elegant feet. And long, slender toes. Which I do not have. And therefore, that little tapering thing it does looks, I'm sure, divine on women who do not have feet like mine (WARNING: next photo is not for the feet-squeamish!):
Those, dear readers, are obviously Hobbit-worthy feet. short pudgy toes galore. So, after I finished the foot of the socks (and I don't exactly have a lot of love for kitchener stitch, I'll say that right now), they looked like this:
Which made me feel so, so disappointed. So, I ripped them back, and improved a shorter, squatter, wider toe pocket:
G, who was watching this whole sock toe overhaul episode, commented afterwards that it would be great if I could do a toe pocket that is specifically for chubby short toes such as mine, something that would be smooth and a design feature, as opposed to some frantic k2tog and ssk all over the place. And you know, I think he's right. I would like that a lot. But I have no desire to reinvent the wheel- does anyone already know of a lovely, thoughtful sock with a toe pocket for stubby toes?
Notes: This was a nice sock pattern, and it knitted up well. But when's all said and done, even though I'm happy with them, I don't think that a yarn with this much variation in the colourway was well suited for this sort of pattern. I think a yarn with a more subtle colour change would have been better, and made this more about the texture. But hey, cute socks are cute socks. And I love the way hand knit socks cup my heel:
They also keep my feet toasty warm (like that's a concern in July, but whatever), and there is something about hand knitted socks that is so soul-satisfyingly good. And that makes me happy. 
That's Jules
Charade
and Crusoe
I'm partial to Jules, but only because I seem to be having a five-year-old response to the name of the pattern: 'Hey! Those socks have the same name as me! I want them!' I can't say that I feel really strongly about any of them. but I refuse to swatch any other patterns, and these meet my criteria of simple (but not plain) socks.
So tell me: which one do you think I should make? Leave comment, and the pattern with the most votes will be chosen!
