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"Have you seen a sock
the color of wheat,
the
color of
corn...."
Sorry....
Well, but it
is "the color of wheat, the color of corn" - or more to
the point, the pale golden amber of ale. Except for the
contrasting cuff in Wheat Ear Rib, which gives it a creamy
head.
The motif running up the leg is a stitch I call
Barleycorn Eyelet; which is intended to suggest
either grains of barley... or bubbles rising... or, I hope,
both.
Construction: toe-up.
With grateful
thanks to the knittyheads who were so generous with their
thoughtful suggestions - our Simpler Sock:
Oktoberfest.
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Golden
Amber, the thoroughly potable yarn....
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Pattern stitch close-up.
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10-15-06
- Hot off the needles - Oktoberfest is finished!
Man, I
have to say - I really love it when the finished sock comes
out looking like the sketch - more to the point, when it comes
out looking like the IDEA.
I didn't have to double the
white after all. It seemed thin in the skein, but bloomed up
nicely on the needles.
Just noticed in this pic that
the heel isn't on quite straight - on my foot, I mean.
It isn't actually short! It's a bit snugger than my usual,
though - I was deliberately going for a little more negative
ease (I'm sorry, but that phrase still sounds oxymoronic
to me!). But the two pics above are a more accurate
reflection of the actual fit. |
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How
do I love this Wheat-Ear ribbing - let me count the
ways.
I've narrowed it down from the BGW original - so
it's a four-stitch repeat instead of five. Brings the ribs
closer together and adds elasticity - not to mention that it
looks nicer IMO, and harmonizes better with a 64-stitch sock.
Special bonus: I really love the slight scalloping of
the edge - almost like the effect of Feather&Fan in
miniature, and totally in keeping with the "foamy" theme.
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