01.31.08
Knee Socks, A dilemma
I’ve spent the last day working on a knee sock pattern for a customer. I’ve found there are many variations in regular socks, wide feet, narrow feet, high arches, longer, shorter, narrow ankles, thick calves. For knee socks add to those options, length of leg to knee, calf measurement and reinforced heels and toes. You can see how complicated this can get.
Here is the finished product. Notice the matched stripes. That came out really great! The yarn is Lang Yarns, JA Woll made in Switzerland. I’ve never knit with this before but it is nice yarn with uniform gage and a nice pattern.
But the bind off on the top was the dilemma. Yes, these socks are knit from the top down. There is the rib on the top of the sock (which allows you to actually get them on your feet which is a good thing,) but makes it all but impossible to do the normal rolled hem.
So out the books came, which type of bind off to use? I know I didn’t find all the options but I did try out 4 different kinds.
What I ended up with is a stretchy bind-off that allows for a semi rigid top but still enough give to (hopefully) hold on to the leg.
It looks nice and finished. This little experiment in knee sock knitting has taken much longer than I thought it would but has given me loads of information and experience for future knee sock orders.
Now, on to mailing out this large order and on to the next one.
Enjoy your weekend and stay safe.