Boy, oh boy
I finished one Red Herring sock. Here it is in all its (unblocked) glory:
Wow, do I ever love this sock. The Monkey socks are fine and all, but this sock thrills me right down to the tips of my toes.
Despite the great love for Cookie A’s patterns in the world of knitting blogs, I haven’t seen many signs that other people are knitting this pattern. Is it because a lot of people dislike stranded knitting? Or herringbone? I’m not sure. I am very fond of herringbone, and I like stranded knitting, so I was attracted to the pattern when I first saw it on Knitty. Now that I’ve knit one sock, I like it even more.
These socks were supposed to be a birthday present for my mom, but this one came out too small for her. I checked with her and determined that she’d rather have some different socks anyway, so now these will be all mine. Just as soon as I knit the other one.
May 27th, 2007 at 11:16 am
You know, I never paid much attention to that pattern myself, and I’m not sure why, because your socks are looking great! I really like how the afterthought heel looks with the herringbone pattern.
May 28th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Your sock looks great! I have only seen one other finished pair (by sockpron, Aija). Her’s are really cool as well!
I’m not sure why people shy away from this pattern other than your ideas. I’m all for stranded knitting & I have this in my queue but my man reason for waiting is trying to decide on the right yarn/color combo!
May 28th, 2007 at 11:16 am
I like your sock. I tend to not one to do any type of colorwork on socks, so while I think it looks good, I don’t want to do it.
May 28th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Those socks are truly beautiful! Love the herringbone pattern and the colors! Those are my favorite colors!
May 30th, 2007 at 2:16 am
Pretty sock! Does the stranded knitting reduce the elasticity of the sock? That would be one reason for me to think twice about it. It was one reason why I didn’t warm to the Jaywalker chevron pattern.
December 3rd, 2007 at 11:19 am
Hi! The herringbone socks look great! I’m thinking of knitting some myself, so it’s nice to hear of and see a success story.
*Traipsing off to examine the stash for suitable yarn*