Is it a cop out? When the clock's ticking and I have a deadline to meet, I tend to go back to something tried and true. Much as I would had liked to work out a way to get those cables in the cable Rib socks to be more harmonious (and the pattern to be symmetrical), I gave up and started the Retro Rib. Evelyn Clark is one of my favourite designers and this unisex pattern just looks good, whether it's in a variegated or plain yarn.
It's not overly complicated and I've knit it twice before so I know that it works.
See how nice it looks on plain yarn (even on very dark plain yarn).
The pattern is so handsome.
Of course, these are larger socks and the dark yarn is much more slow going. Nonetheless I like the effect. With my tighter tension, I've added an extra repeat to this pattern. I'm always amazed to see adult men sock patterns in sock weight yarn call for casting on 60-ish stitches.
oh and thanks for your thoughts on the symmetry issues, it's good to know that I'm not an odd ball about these things
The retro rib is very pretty :)
Posted by: mrspao at September 16, 2006 07:11 PMI'm also a Retro Rib addict (4 pairs!), and fully approve.
Posted by: Rebekkah at September 16, 2006 01:16 PM