Daily Archives: August 17, 2009

Tropical Storm socks

I can’t actually remember when I finished these. They have been sitting on the arm of the settee waiting for me to photograph them for ages.

The toe looks a little weird here because my plastic foot model is quite a bit smaller than my foot.

TropicalStormSocks1

The yarn is Cherry Tree Hill Supersock, and I think the colour is Tropical Storm.

TropicalStormSocks2

I experimented with a garter stitch heel for these, which I like very much. It looks nice and neat and is very comfortable.

TropicalStormSocksHeel

I also did a ribbed hem.

TropicalStormSocksCuff

I like how this looks. Very neat from the inside too.

TropicalStormSocksHem

It is a bit pointless though, since rib doesn’t curl anyway. You do get rid of a cast on edge, but the rib makes the cuff quite thick. It was an interesting experiment but I don’t think I will do it again. I think I will experiment more with hems in other stitches.