Well it was in one of my sock kit bags
to be knit up this year—though I hadn't originally planned the bit
of edging.
Now that I have this bit of edge, and a
bit of ribbed cuff (it's over an inch of ribbing, but short my normal
1.5 inches) it will be smooth sailing—or rather smooth knitting
from here to the toe. I already have almost a half inch of the plain
stocking knit that will predominate. The stripes of color are fairly
widely spaced—but that is an an incentive—to continue knitting
till I see the next color!
The edge stitch is a simple Latvian
Twist—worked this time in a garter for 5 rows before the twist—and
below the twist some stocking knit--5 rows of green, 3 of yellow and
0 of the main color. The stocking knit wants to roll forward, and it
pushes the edging out , making it look fuller than it actually
is—Plus the ribbing pulls in—and exaggerates the effect.
I've done this sort of tiers before—and
the results where OK—this reiteration is more successful.
It leaves me with a bunch of ends to
weave in, and 3 small seams to sew. But I think the effect is worth
the effort. It's just enough—and simple enough to do—to jazz up
these simple socks. It's not that I hate plain socks, but where the
fun in knitting them? Besides I have a half dozen pairs of plain (OK
so some of them are simple ribs, and not plain stocking knit) –Who
need more plain socks?
Still it's nice to have a break from
complex patterns, or cables, or lace and just endlessly knit, rows
after row, with only the occasionally stripe of color to keep my
interest.
I made no effort to try and match up
the stripes—but it looks like the yarn is doing the work for me.
The green stripes are not perfectly matched up--(2 rounds offset) but
close enough!
