Cursed Pink Socks

[firstfrost]

I have never had a project I have felt such conflicting feelings about. On the one side, this is a very clever, well-crafted pattern. All the pattern segues (ribbing/body, body/toe, body/heel) are real segues, not just "Stop one pattern and start the new one". The calf is wider than the ankle, which means adjusting from a seven-stitch-wide pattern to a six-stitch-wide pattern, no mean trick. And there's a trick for the heel flap I've never seen before, which is totally brilliant. On the other side, the beading was a real pain - I've only beaded lace before, which is much easier. I probably should have used larger beads. The pattern uses size zero needles, which are a little fiddly for me, and also kind of fragile - I accidentally broke a needle twice and had to replace it. Between these issues, I started manufacturing reasons in my head that I didn't like the pattern (travelling stitches that have the decrease and the increase on different rows! How terrible! The K-YO-K increase sometimes leaves a hole and sometimes doesn't - well, that one is true.) and ended up not working on them for months. But I finally decided it was silly to let an inanimate object beat me in emotional combat, so I started working on them again, and then RAN OUT OF YARN AT THE SECOND TOE. Cursed, I tell you! But Ravelry is the best thing in the world, and I pinged a couple of people who had made projects with the same yarn, and one of them sent me her leftovers. It's a different dye lot with more dark bits, so the change is visible, but that just makes the socks not match, which is what shumashi likes anyway.

Comments

[desireearmfeldt]

Can I be in your queue for "recipient of random socks firstfrost decided to make with no particular recipient in mind"? :)

[twe.livejournal.com]

So what are beaded socks like to wear? I wonder if they would be uncomfortable. Your discussion of the sock and heel construction intrigues me...

[kelkyag]

The beading there does look like a pain, but it also looks like they'd be quite nifty sans beading. Size zero needles sound crazy-making.

What makes the heel construction interesting?

[remcat.livejournal.com]

For some reason I can't find the Rav project page for these socks -- link help please?? :) I want to check out that heel!

[jaedian.livejournal.com]

These are pretty. I remember you working on them. What size bead did you use? It looks ok for wear though(unless you are trying to wear them in a boot) The beads are well and truly on the outside away from the leg!