twistedloops

I’ve finished both of the Fire on the Mountain Leyburns, and I’m really pleased with the way they turned out.

Since I’m not a fan of a short-row heel, I worked a toe-up heel flap.  I used eye of partridge as the pattern on the flap to emphasize the color variations in the yarn, as well as fit with the alternating slipped stitches used in the pattern.

In the end, there was a little bit of color pooling on the leg.  However, this is such a busy colorway that you have to look closely to notice it.

Pattern: Leyburn Socks
Designer: MintyFresh
Source: pepperknit.com
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight
Quantity: 1 skein (380 yards/155g)
Color: Fire on the Mountain
Needles: US1 (2.25mm)

Started:  January 21, 2009
Completed: February 7, 2009

Pattern modifications:

• I knit a toe-up heel flap following the instructions from Miraim Felton’s blog, mimknits.com
• Knit the leg using 60 stitches
• Increased to 62 stitches in pattern after 5 rows of the leg by adding 1 stitch on both sides of the centered back stitch.
• Knit the leg to 6.25 inches before starting the cuff
• Knit the cuff in 2×2 ribbing over 64 stitches

I haven’t really been knitting much since the start of 2009.  I just haven’t seemed to find the inspiration to work on anything.  So, knowing that this knitting funk could ruin my annual yardage knit average, I decided to join a knitalong, and let someone else tell me what to knit.  I decided to join the Socks that Rawk group on Ravelry in their Leyburn Sock KAL.  The goal is to knit the pattern in as many Socks That Rock colors as possible.  I chose to cast on in Mediumweight Fire on the Mountain.

The sock knits up so quickly.  I’ve finished the first sock, and made it to the heel on the second.  As I looked for my notes on how I knit the first heel, I put the two socks side by side.  Now, I had cast on for the second sock while at Knit Night on Wednesday.  I’d forgotten my pattern, and Border’s doesn’t have free wifi, so I couldn’t look up the pattern.  Still, I was confident that I remembered the number of cast on stitches and the stitch pattern, so I forged ahead.  I didn’t take the time to verify the pattern when I got home.  Instead, I continued working on the sock for two more evenings.

The second sock had a significantly wider and shorter toe than the first sock.  I must have cast on too many stitches to start.  I was correct in the number of stitches needed for the pattern and the pattern stitch.  It was the cast on that tripped me up.  So, last night I ripped out sock number two, and it’s waiting for me to start again.  Hopefully, I’ll be inspired to do so soon!