Knitting one is not as difficult as it might look. With the right yarn and this pattern, these socks are very easy to knit. I've spent the time finding that these colorways work together, developing an easy and attractive way of carrying the unused yarn, and adapting a boomerang heel to incorporate the stripes. In fact, this may be the only pattern which includes instructions for a boomerang heel with yarn overs.
The instructions are for knitting from the cuff of the sock down to the toe. However, the boomerang heel is a short-row heel design which will allow a knitter who is familiar with toe-up construction to knit these socks from the toe up to the cuff. Those interested in toe-up socks should look at my Daylong sock pattern. It includes a toe-up version that uses the same boomerang heel as the Burning Stripes pattern.
I hope this pattern will make knitting these socks fun and easy and encourage knitters to try a boomerang heel. The pattern offers 3 sizes and suggestions on improving fit. Detailed heel instructions, including a section on knitting a boomerang heel, are included in the pattern.
I'm so excited! Thank you for all the support and patronage through these years. It's been fun and kept me on my toes. However, all good things must end sometime and this little run is so over. I can not answer any questions or offer any support on this pattern, but it is now FREE. Seriously. Just click the link below, or the link below it to the Ravelry page for the pattern.
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Here's the link to the Ravelry pattern page: Burning Stripes socks on Ravelry
9 comments:
I love them; can't wait to try them.
Love the heel, if only I were a sock knitter, this is the one I would make!
I never thought of applying the adjective "witty" to socks before, but that's what yours are. Not just pretty, but witty too. Congratulations on the new venture!
I love your new sock design and have cast on today! :o)
Oh, I'm glad you have put that pattern up. I agree they are witty.
Just bought your pattern thru Ravelry. I'm excited to give it a go.... Hope I can figure out the heel. I certainly like the looks of it. Thanks for making the pattern available!
These are wonderful! First pair of socks I've seen in a while that I feel like I MUST knit! :)
I must have missed this if you said anywhere, but are they toe-up or top-down?
The pattern is for cuff-down socks. However, anyone who has knit toe-up socks should be able to adapt the pattern to toe-up since a boomerang heel is a short-row heel. The shaping is the same from either direction. If anyone is interested in a toe-up version, please contact me and provide your e mail address so we can dicuss.
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