I decided a few weeks ago that I am just not going to be able to maintain this as a regular blog for two reasons. For one, I just don’t have the time to write as well as I’d like to as often as I’d like to. And more importantly, I am hesitant to show off most of my knitting because I rarely know if I plan to self-publish or send out the pattern.
I do have some knitting for you today, though, in the form of my newest socks. I got the idea for these socks the first time I flipped through Cat Bordhi’s New Pathways for Sock Knitters. I took the idea in the Coriolis pattern, and used a cable as the coriolis band. It took some tweaking to get the band to twist around the ankle correctly, and work out the gauge since the cable pulls in the sock more than expected. But the rest of the sock is worked in ribbing, which helps balance out the pattern.
The socks pictured here were test knitted by Miki Ballard, and these are her excellent pictures. The pattern is for sale for $4 on the “Patterns for Sale” link, or on Ravelry or Etsy.
Miki said,
July 16, 2008 @ 11:53 pm
wee! i am so glad that you are able to use those photos
I think your sock pattern is a wonderful adaptation to Cat Borhi’s design and your use of the elasticity of ribbing does help to balance out the tight cable. 
I will post a blog entry about the socks and link back here if it’s alright :).