Tuesday
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Alternates.V2
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 11:22PM 
Yarn: Knit Picks Telemark - Cream and Tidepool Heather
Needles: US 3 (3.25mm)
Date: Aug 1-20, 2010
I'm going to miss August even if it did bring along 100+ degree temperatures. It's the end of summer and the last hoorah before Fall which always seemed to bring a bit more work. I wanted one last chance to be lazy and relax with my knitting before I turned into a knitting machine for the holidays. These socks were the perfect vacation. They knit up fast in sport weight yarn and, a plus, I'd already come up with the pattern.
Continuing with the lazy, relaxing theme, I followed the pattern to the letter...for the first couple of inches anyway. What I found so interesting with the first pair was how different the socks became when I knit the toes in different colors. With this pair, the green toe was just so much more appealing (also, the white toe definitely wouldn't stay white). So, I ripped out and started over with green. It wasn't until I reached the cuff that I realized how much this changed the socks. Instead of hanging out mid-calf, these socks were almost knee highs - even with my generous calfs. Such a happy accident and I adore this pair of socks.
Course, I can't keep the knee high love to myself. So, I've updated the original pattern and it's now available to download. Maybe in the next few months, I'll have to update this pattern again since I have enough yarn for another pair that should go over my knees.
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Reader Comments (3)
those are gorgeous! I really dig the horizontal stripes and the dark toes/heels. It's much more dramatic than if you'd done white. I know what you mean about end of summer = get busy knitting. Every time we get home from Pennsic in August, all of a sudden I just start knitting like crazy. I guess it finally hits me that if I want to have enough stuff to fill a table by December, I better get busy!
Beautiful! I love tall socks ... hooray!
As a new sock knitter I was surprised to find so few knee high sock patterns. Thanks very much for offering this one!