Jofrog is Knitfrog!
March 8 2006
As I mentioned the other day, I've started the Mock Croc Socks for Mike. I rarely knit patterned socks, usually I like to stick to the stockinette and let the beautiful sock yarns do their job. This one really struck me though. I downloaded it the night I saw it and bought the yarn the next day. Saturday night I cast on, I messed up the pattern a few times, due to lack of concentration, and then I knit away... Three repeats in I realized... this is a lace sock! Whoops! Maybe when the pattern said "this lace pattern is really stretchy" or "this is an easy lace pattern" I should have know that it was going to be a lacey sock. But look at the pattern picture! Does that look like a lacey sock? It looks quite manly to me! A quick conference with my knitting buds told me that lace and men's leg hair does not mix, so I nixed the lace. My solution is the "Mock Mock Croc Sock"! This pattern is a six row repeat, with row 5 being the actual pattern row, and the rest being do what you see rows. I've changed it so that on row 6, rather than knitting the YOs to create holes, I knit them tbl to close the holes I made... it may seem counterintuitive to make holes just to remove them one round later, but believe me, it's the most efficient! Check out how stretchy these socks are. The picture above was on my calf, but this is how it looks when it's relaxed on top of another pair of handmade socks for reference. Wow! Holy stretch Batman! Does anyone recognize the sock under the new one? It's Mike's Christmas Cashmere socks! I used RYC Cashsoft DK for them, and, if you were thinking of making a pair too, they are holding up BEAUTIFULLY! So, go knit some Mock Croc Socks for yourself, or Mock Mock Croc Socks for your guy. I really like this pattern as written... now I may have to knit another pair for me the right way!Mock Mock Croc Socks
