{"id":1150,"date":"2013-03-26T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2016-12-19T19:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:54:00","slug":"the-evolution-of-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/26\/the-evolution-of-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been utterly obsessed with knitting knee socks lately. I like to wear skirts, I live where it’s cold, but between long johns and knee socks, I can wear a broomstick skirt and still be plenty warm.<\/p>\n

But! I have a problem. Slender, I am not. Shoot. Let’s not put too fine a point on it \u2013 I’m plus sized and carry my weight a lot in my legs. Yes, this means that regular knee socks aren’t going to fit my calves all that well.<\/p>\n

But! I can knit. Not only can I knit, I am very good at adapting patterns and experimenting. I decided I was going to see what kind of increases worked well to get a sock that fit my calves as well as my itty-bitty feet.<\/p>\n

<\/a>These socks (more properly stockings) were the experiment. I made them from left-over worsted weight yarn I had lying around.<\/p>\n

They didn’t stay up. That’s okay. I made sock garters. But even so\u2026 I prefer socks that stay up, and maybe aren’t quite as thick.<\/p>\n

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Deciding I had the general idea down,\u00a0I used some more expensive fingering weight wool to make the next pair of socks. I like these a lot. They fit <\/a>great.<\/p>\n

They also don’t stay up too well. Again, sock garters. Hey, I did it when I was a Brownie, I can do it now.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>For my next attempt, I made some knee socks with sewn-in elastic. These socks aren’t wool, but microfiber.<\/p>\n

Sorry. For all that synthetic materials have their place, it isn’t the place for keeping the feet properly and comfortably toasty. Wool is better.<\/p>\n

The sewn-in elastic is okay, but not my best preference.<\/p>\n

T\"\"<\/a>hese socks\u2026 Now these make me happy on a bunch of different levels.<\/p>\n

They stay up<\/em>, for one thing! I did a serious decrease the top before I started the ribbing, and that worked out really well.<\/p>\n

The only thing I don’t like about them is that the heels and the toes are a little loose. They’re knit at a slightly looser gauge than the stranded colorwork pattern. I’ve created a pattern for another pair very similar in design to these using a spider motif (I’m calling them my Anansi Socks. I just need to figure out how to incorporate a web design in the calf increases) and when I do the toes and the heels, I’ll just go down a size on the needles for a tighter toe and heel.<\/p>\n

I suppose iterative development has its place even in knitting, huh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been utterly obsessed with knitting knee socks lately. I like to wear skirts, I live where it’s cold, but between long johns and knee socks, I can wear a broomstick skirt and still be plenty warm. But! I have a problem. Slender, I am not. Shoot. Let’s not put too fine a point … <\/p>\n

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