Johnny Socks

A pair of UK size 11 men's sock in a twisted stitch pattern knitted on 2.25mm needles using a Regia Tweed wool. This was an interesting pattern to do and once I completed the first repeat, it was easy to do without looking at the pattern every few minutes. Jackie E-S provides both charted (which I prefer) and written instructions. It's hard finding interesting texture sock patterns for men, made more challenging by the men that I knit for, prefer dark colours and rib.

I have a large flatbed scanner and I couldn't get the whole pair in. I do hope my father-in-law likes them.

Pattern Source:	Elann
Yarn:	Regia Denim blue Tweed
# of Balls:	1 (plenty left over)
Needles:	2.25mm dpns
Meterage:	420/100g (but I had at least 15g leftover)
Yarn Source:	Martina from BastelundHobbykiste
Colour:	Blue (labels lost long ago)
Size:	UK 11 Men
Notions:	N/A
Started:	8th Sept 2003
Finished:	21 Sept 2003
Resting Period:	None
Recipient:	Brian

Project Notes

1. I made very few changes to the pattern, although I did consider casting on another repeat. I made the leg about an inch longer by doing 1.75 repeats instead of 1.5 repeats. This was really to balance out the length of the foot. I also did 6 extra rows on the heel flap. As usual, I carried the pattern down the foot.

2. Here's a close-up of the swatch. Hard to see on dark wool and I really cranked up the light on the scanner.

Progress
Cast on 8th Sept 2003.

Turning Point 10th Sept 2003

One Down, One to go 12th Sept 2003

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