I love it when a plan comes together! Ever since Kate suggested that I knit the Firestarter pattern, I've been thinking that my Fleece Artist "Eye of the Tiger" yarn would be perfect for it – it's so fiery!
I'm really only using the stitch count and the cable pattern. There is a really neat feature in the original pattern where the cables go down the heel and interlock to avoid any holes. I knit the socks toe-up, because I wasn't sure how much yarn I would have, so I had to get a little creative with the heel.
Since short-row heels (like this one) have you knitting short rows over half the stitches, that means I was knitting and turning in the cables on both sides. It was the first time I'd ever tried to knit short-rows over a pattern, but it ended up working out okay, and I even got to cross the center cable in the first row after the heel was turned, which closed up the last little hole quite nicely. I hope I can recreate it in the second sock!
Tammy and I are both trying to knit a pair of socks per month in preparation for the inevitable splurge at our visit to The Loopy Ewe in April. All I need to do is add some ribbing and I'll be right on schedule – yippee!
Very pretty!
Those heels look fantastic!
Very beautiful and firery!
I love those socks… such a great idea I had!
A pair a month? You girls are nuts!