It turns out that sitting on the tarmac in an airplane for hours and hours does lead to lots of time for knitting. I finished the Moose Creek socks while waiting for thunderstorms to clear so my plane could leave Houston.
I used Mountain Colors Bearfoot yarn in colorway Moose Creek. It’s lovely dark chocolates mixed with gold and very deep blues/purples.
I tried to take this pic outside, but thunderstorms are moving in and I had lost the evening light. So I was forced to resort to the winter socks on a chair short. The colors are pretty true, though.
The Particulars:
- Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot (60% Superwash Wool, 25% Mohair, 15% Nylon/ 100g, 350yds per skein) in colorway Moose Creek — one skein, and I had a goodly bit left.
- Needles: Addi Lace Needles, US#1 (2.5mm).
- Pattern: Eyelet Lace stitch from Barbara Walker, used with my own standard sock pattern.
- Techniques used:
- Knit toe-up, two at a time, on double circulars.
- I used the Magic Cast On.
- The heel flap is worked in heel stitch. I often add garter stitch edges, but this time I didn’t.
- The cuff is 1×1 ribbing.
- Kitchener (grafted, tubular) bind-off.