blue cloud cable socks

The yarn is Lacewing Sock yarn in cloud. This yarn has a lovely feel and is more delicate than the Cherry Tree Hill tangerine sock yarn. I reinforced the heel and toe with a laceweight merino in a pale greyish green.

The pattern – Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch. I used a 3 by 3 cable with a moss pattern in between. This is a cool book since it allows you to modify your socks easily – to really customize them with both pattern and size.

I made ladders on one side of these socks...why? I knit tighter before and after this area (gusset area) to avoid spaces, but this didn’t work. I’m going to test another technique on sock two. I suspect the cause is was the way I stuck the purl needle in. My theory is that I should have stuck the purl needle in from behind and underneath the last right hand needle...I’ll report back on that.