March Socks Bring April …. Socks Of Course.

I finished my March socks a couple of days before the end of the month, and immediately cast on for the next pair. I’m very pleased with the March socks. I used Marks and Katten Clown, which is a cotton blend sock yarn, and was pleased with the feel of it while knitting. The socks have gone in the wash to soften slightly, but I am looking forward to wearing them. The pattern is my own, a herringbone pattern I pulled out of a stitch book, with a short-row heel and a wedge toe. I did a fairly long leg, almost eight inches. The patterning lines up almost exactly (one foot is slightly behind the other in the picture so it looks more off than it is). I didn’t plan it, but the two skeins were almost perfectly aligned in where they started.

April’s socks are for Mr. Kate. I’ve lost the ballband, and although this is not an old yarn (just bought it last fall) for the life of me I can’t find it online or in the Ravelry database. edited to add: I found it! After further searching I found it on Ravelry, it is Regia Brasil Colour, colourway 5482. It is a camouflage colourway. I’m using a pattern from Ravelry called Globetrotter Socks. It’s the same seed stitch rib I like to use, but as he has big feet I wanted to make sure I got the numbers right. I’ve cast on 70 stitches, which is the large size in the pattern. I think the leg portions will only be six inches, to make sure I don’t run out of yarn (he’s an 11 1/2 men’s shoe size!). The yarn is nice and squishy as it’s knitting up, so I think the socks will be perfect in his river fishing boots.

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