I got behind in my WIP’s, so I’ve spent the better part of the last couple of weeks finishing things off.
Last night, I finally finished my Bex socks.
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This is Cookie A’s design from her book Sock Innovation.
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She’s one of my favorite sock designers. Her patterns are always so intricate-looking.
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This project had been on my needles for wayyyyyy longer than I intended. I cast on August 16, 2009. It wasn’t that the project was uber-difficult (yeah, right, I’ll bet you’re saying). It’s just that other projects kept stealing place in the front of the line!
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This is a well-traveled project. It went on a Thanksgiving cruise with me and got to see Puerto Rico and St. Thomas…
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My sister tried to steal Bex’s mate during the cruise (it does look good on her foot, but I gave her a vehement “NO” when asked if she could keep it)…
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I used a wonderful and inexpensive yarn for this project…Berroco Comfort Sock, Color 1702, and knit on size 1 1/2 (2.5 mm) needles. It required every single bit of one skein plus about a yard of another skein (to finish the last two rounds and the bindoff).
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The pattern really wasn’t that hard, except for the top of the heel. The directions did not mention this, but you have to knit the cables in reverse on the wrong side.
Um, yeah. At least the front of the book gives you information on how to do this, but if you plod right through the chart and don’t think about it first, you’ll find yourself tinking. This was one time when I was smart and figured it out beforehand. It was easier said than done, though. Cabling in reverse will not be something I do very often.
Regardless, the end product is DIVINE! The yarn is soft, and the cables make the socks thick and smooshy. They are fabo and will stay in my dresser drawer because, as most of us know, only yarnies truly appreciate socks like these! My sister will probably get a pair made of (cough) other yarn and less intricate patterning. Sorry Sis!
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[LEFT]Thanks for looking (and reading my story…seems like all of my projects have stories!!!).
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