As a rule, I think you should avoid celebrating the villains. Don't wear a Darth Vader shirt. Don't make a Weeping Angel that will then send you back in time and eat your life force. Don't crochet a Gargamel; that guy's an asshole.
But I knit a pair of socks called Dalekanium. It's an easy stitch pattern and looks great in self-striping yarn. I was powerless against them, which is exactly what they want.
They're toe-up, another thing I usually avoid, However, I was knitting a gift for a guy with big feet, and I didn't want to run out of yarn. It's happened to me before.
They have a teeny-tiny gusset and a short-row heel. I didn't pick up the wraps, and I like the way the heel looks.
The stitch pattern itself is easy. There's a slipped stitch every fifth stitch on the top of the foot and all the way around the leg. It makes charming loops on the fabric.
It also makes the sock run VERY LARGE. I ripped back and ended up knitting the smallest size for my friend's man feet. For some reason, the pattern doesn't count the slipped stitches as part of the stitch count. If I knit these for me, and I might, I'll go down to 55 stitches (plus the slipped stitches). The size small is written for 60 stitches.
Dalekanium socks (mine ravelled here),
knit in Knitpicks Felici, Rustic Cabin colorway
(discontinued, because Knitpicks hates me)
ok. I have to say it again. I love the lines of these socks! Now, I just have to figure out which yarn I want to use for them. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat the what? Who doesn't include a stitch in the stitch count? How are you supposed to know what size to make? Gah! Having said that, those are hella cute, and I do have some self-striping deep in the stash.... ;-)
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