Jeweled Steps
Another sock! This is my second sock from Cat Bordhi's new book, and I'm having a lot of fun knitting through the various architectures. This pattern, Jeweled Steps, is an example of the Sidestream architecture.
The increases are all on one side of the foot. They are mirrored on the second sock, so you'll have a very nice set when it's all done.
This was a very simple pattern. The new architecture and the wrapped stitches are the only thing that's going on. I thought it would be a great fit for my Yarn Pirate Booty Club Yarn, merino sock yarn in Rum Runner. The colors are so pretty, and they striped very nicely.
This sock was worked toe up, but it has a similar idea to the Ocean Toes sock. I started out knitting a normal toe, and then I started increasing to create a sort-of funnel. Once the funnel was long enough, I did a little heel turn (like one does after knitting a heel flap on a standard sock), and then I knitted back and forth across the "heel flap", picking up a stitch from the funnel on either side of the flap. Eventually, all the stitches were joined back up, and I continued around the leg in the regular fashion.
This was a fun and simple knit, and I really loved working with the Yarn Pirate yarn, too. I'm looking forward to more Cat Bordhi patterns and more Yarn Pirate sock yarn. Maybe even in combination!
very nice! what's going on at the top? looks like maybe some garter ridges?
Posted by: jody | September 22, 2007 at 02:03 PM
neato! I gotta check out that book!
Posted by: pamela wynne | September 22, 2007 at 03:21 PM
Clever! I'll definitely have to check out that book now - thanks for the heads-up via your gorgeous socks. :D
Posted by: Jane | September 22, 2007 at 07:58 PM
Very interesting socks! Hopefully I will get that book soon (like I have time to knit anything from it!).
Posted by: Tanya | September 22, 2007 at 08:40 PM
I'm really digging the construction of this sock. I love that the left and right are mirror images of each other!
Posted by: grumperina | September 22, 2007 at 09:43 PM
Wow, very cool! I'm really enjoying seeing these clever, clever socks from Bordhi's book knit up. One of these days I'm going to have to break down and get it!
Posted by: whitney | September 23, 2007 at 08:19 AM
Wow, now this is a book I may have to get. The construction is really clever.
Posted by: Sharon | September 23, 2007 at 10:11 AM
Man! I love it! I need to get my hands on this book! :)
Posted by: Arianne | September 24, 2007 at 05:33 AM
Beautiful! And they look like that fit really well. How does this new construction feel on the foot?
Posted by: Beth | September 24, 2007 at 07:33 AM
another lovely sock! I am so curious about Bordhi's book - yours are coming out so fabulously!!
Posted by: stacey | September 24, 2007 at 09:10 AM
how neat!!! it's weird seeing the "gussett" in a different place, but pretty darn cool!
Posted by: stacey | September 24, 2007 at 09:29 AM
That's a really cool sock! Very interesting!!
Posted by: Sara | September 24, 2007 at 10:30 AM
Gorgeous sock! The fit looks great. Must get that book!
Posted by: Kim | September 24, 2007 at 10:41 AM
Ww, that's really cool! Gotta see this book..been so busy I forgot about it until now.
Posted by: Sacha | September 24, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Very cool!
Posted by: tiennie | September 24, 2007 at 03:28 PM
Very cool. I really need to start reading through that book.
Posted by: Jessica | September 25, 2007 at 09:47 AM
I like this sock very much! I think that book might need to get added to my library.
Posted by: nova | September 25, 2007 at 04:10 PM