Day 2: I now have both socks started and the foot almost finished. They both measure 5 1/2 inches from the beginning of the toe. I only need to knit 3/4 of an inch before starting of the gusset.
The picture in the book shows the pattern of the sock stretched out on the feet. Off the feet the pattern is really puffy and pronounced. This could be due to my using a solid color for the socks, compared to the multi-colored sock in the picture.
I like the way they both look, solid or multi-colored. I am again using Alchemy Juniper but this time the color is Amethyst (purple). I'm on a solid color kick right now. Although, I do have some multi-colored yarn in my stash.
Even though, this yarn splits easy, I love the softness of this Merino yarn. This is only the second pair of socks I've knitted up with this yarn.
This pattern is only a 4 row repeat pattern, but I like to mark the beginning of the repeats with markers. I measure at the end of every 4th row to see how long the foot is. I need to start the gusset 3 inches short of the foot length. The total foot lenght for these socks is 9 1/4 inches (Size 6 1/2 Ladies). So I need to only knit 6 1/4 inches before I start the gusset, which means I only have 3/4 inches left to go.
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