May 31 2006
Surprise Socks
Posted by Dee under Finished Projects 2006, Project Spectrum, Socks
Yarn: Opal Prisma in 1192 (Green).
Pattern: Sock it to ‘em pattern with decreases for the calf.
Needles: 2 mm DPN’s (5 needles).
Notes: As I have mentioned, my sister has awful taste in trainers so for her birthday, I had to introduce her to the wonderful world of Converse, but you can’t just have a pair of Converse you also need a matching pair of socks, and so for the last month I have been busy knitting some green socks - the perfect project for May’s Project Spectrum.
I wanted to make knee-high socks, so I started with 80 stitches and decrease a stitch at the beginning and end of each 10th round, to 60 stitches, then followed the basic sock pattern.
I also used Alison’s method for solid coloured heels, but I don’t think it works extremely well with this yarn as the stripes are too short, it looks better on the fatter stripes.
2 Comments »
on 10 Jun 2006 at 11:47 pm 1.PurlyQueen said …
love those matching socks and converse trainers. You have inspired me to make a pair of pink socks to match my cerise Converse trainers!
on 04 Jun 2009 at 8:12 pm 2.princessdeia » Birthday Socks said …
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