First Jaywalker done
It’s unfortunate, this new obsession I have with knitting socks. I have a long list of patterns I want to knit, and a longer list of sock yarn I want to try. And I’m enamoured with the magic loop. So why does this suck? It’s because I inherited huge ankles and thick legs — and I have them even when I’m at my thinnest. All those cute socks don’t look quite so dainty on me.
It all leads to this lovely problem: tight-on-the-legs-but-loose-on-the-foot socks. And because I love snug huggy socks, not loose ones, this just won’t do. It’s especially noticable on the jaywalker, I think, because the pattern makes for very little give in the knitted fabric. Maybe I’m a candidate for patterns that have ribbing or mock ribbing on the leg and instep.
Does anyone know if fancy ribbing has the same give as regular old ribbing? I’m talking about some of the stitch patterns mentioned in Sensational Knitted Socks. Maybe I’ll have to do some experimental swatching.
Anyway, here’s the first Jaywalker. Notice the pooling that started in the foot after the decreases.
I’ve stalled on sock number two, but if I want to be a good KAL-er, I’d better get my butt in gear!
In the meantime, I’ve been knitting Shedir from the special breast cancer awareness issue of Knitty (pages 3-4). It’s my second cabling project and I’ve discovered that I love cables! They’re fun to do and make the knitting more interesting. They’re not as scary as I thought, especially since I’m not using a cable needle (learned from reading Confessions of a Knitting Heretic by Annie Modesitt, and by watching Grumperina’s tutorial).
Cabled patterns, here I come!
I have the same problem, thick legs/ankles so they are tight as heck up there. Have you found a solution to the problem yet. I think i am going to have to do some with shaping or something. I am heading to my lys tomarrow to ask them for some input.