It Works
So I'm down past the heel/gusset/flap/bendy bit of the sock, and it totally worked. It fits. I'm not quite sure if I'm in love with it. I need to work a few more rounds and try it on before I can be sure. I like that it let me avoid the dramatic flashing this yarn seemed likely to do. I love that it let me work back and forth all the way from the heel turn to the end of the gusset (wooly nylon held along, worked perfectly). The only thing I'm not crazy about is the expanse of purls. [...]
That’ll Do
I didn't want to throw the lovely stripes completely to the wind, so I thought I'd do something different for the heel. Now I hate short row heels, they just don't fit my feet. I needed to keep the heel flap/gusset structure. The gist of the plan was 'keep working in the round in pattern. On every other round, toss an extra purl stitch in at the beginning and end of the needles that hold the heel stitches.' Turns out it works, though I haven't quite decided how many rows of the flap/increases I'll need. It seems like it will [...]
Take a Dip
I know that some people hate pooling...loathe it...devote great amounts of time and energy to stomping it out in all its forms. I get it. Really I do. Under the best of circumstances, pooling is chancy and unpredictable. Any hint of pooling seriously increases the risk of knitting failure and dramatically lessens the likelihood you'll get two matching socks. And, if we're being honest there are some really staggeringly ugly examples of pooling gone bad. But...every now and then...just by chance...it works. And by works I mean works for me. You may think this is the ugliest thing ever to [...]
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