Going with a knitting post today! Any other keen sock knitters about? Feel free to show off your cozy feet and recommend good patterns!
I love knitting socks, they're the best travel project and you can just get so many stunning sock yarns from indie dyers.
These beauties are the "Drippity Drop Socks" pattern by Kay F Jones which I was gifted by a very kind Instagram friend. The yarn was by Castle View Yarns, their Fear of the Dark colourway on a typical 75/25 merino/nylon base.
One thing I'll say about this pattern is that the toe section was weird. Instead of just decreasing down each side which is what I've seen in basically every other cuff-down sock pattern, it had me decrease evenly around the whole toe so it has a slightly odd "bunched" feel. If I make this pattern again I'll probably just do the toes the normal way tbh.
Other than that though, absolutely love them!
Rye Light is ridiculously simple, which is perfect for me for a travel project I can pick up and put down randomly. Very hard to lose track of your place and doesn’t require careful attention. The arch section ends up baggy on my foot, so eventually I will branch out into another basic pattern with a bit more shaping through the heel and arch. There is a pattern by Carol Feller that I’m considering.