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February 27, 2007
Retro Rib: the good and the bad
The good: It's pretty, right? Nice subtle color changes, nice long length, great pattern.... I really can't say anything bad about this sock. I really enjoy knitting it and it's coming out great. Matt requested fairly long socks, and the 20 pattern repeats called for in the pattern make the perfect mid-calf length.
The bad: I'm going to run out of yarn. I weighed the rest of the ball, and I'm already almost at the half-way point. There's no way I can knit the whole foot without dipping into the yarn for the second sock. I have come to terms with that. So.... here's where you guys come in:
A. Keep going, and knit half the foot with different yarn. It will be inside a shoe anyway.
B. Rip back and have a shorter leg. Socks this nice shouldn't be messed up with mismatched feet.
Ordering more yarn is not an option. All the STR mediumweight in this color is sold out. Grr....
ETA: Matt prefers option A - he really wants the longer socks.
Posted by zarah at February 27, 2007 6:44 AM
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You could knit a re-soleable sock. Then the sole of the sock could be in a different yarn and it wouldn't be very noticeable.
There's a cool pattern for re-soleable socks in the Favorite Socks book by Interweave. You could probably adjust it to work with these socks.
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at February 27, 2007 11:03 AM
crap!
hmmm ... i like june's idea. what does matt say? does he really care how long the leg is or if the foot is a different color?
Posted by: gray la gran at February 27, 2007 11:23 AM
Wow - I've never heard of a re-soleable sock, but that sounds like a really good option. Do you think you would have enough yarn if you did that?
Posted by: Macoco at February 27, 2007 12:28 PM
I like the re-resoleable idea. If you did that and did the foot in stockinette rather than in pattern, it might give you some more yarn, too.
Posted by: Jenna at February 27, 2007 4:57 PM
Dang! The other's suggestions are probably better than mine, but that yarn was so cool, I'd probably order more yarn (different colorway) for Matt's socks and use the Obsidian for myself (shorter socks!).
Posted by: Tammy at February 27, 2007 6:39 PM
Leapin' Lizards that blanket is gorgeous! ;) As for the socks, I would either rip back the heel and use a different yarn (and have the toes match the heel). If there is still not enough yarn, frog pond time and start with the 2nd yarn as the initial cuff, heel, and toe. (Just a thought.)
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Posted by: somebunnyslove at March 1, 2007 12:15 AM
Lizard Ridge is beautiful in the pictures but even much more stunning in person! Thanks for bringing it to the Knit In so that we could admire it up close.
As for the sock, well, I don't quite know. The idea of doing the sole of the foot in another yarn is appealing and I'd certainly love to see how it's done. Good luck!
P.S. Thanks for the commenting help! IE at work doesn't seem to work for me but Firefox at home works like a charm.
Posted by: brianne at March 1, 2007 5:32 AM
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