Well, these are now the Not Quite Knee High Commuter Socks.
Once again, my fear of running out of yarn stopped me from making too long of socks. I have about 12 inches of cuff, so they are a decent length, just not even close to the knee. The length from the bottom of my foot to my knee is about 20 inches…so if I want knee highs, I’m going to have to buy at least another ball of yarn!
I thought I wouldn’t like the more uniformed stripes in the new Felici (the older, like my Stripey Commuter Socks, has random length of stripes) but it was really helpful on the decreases - every 3 stripes I would decrease, which is about an inch.
I’ll probably finish the toe of this one tonight on the train, then it’s time for the second! I haven’t only worked on this on the train, like my normal commuter socks - I had to do the afterthought heel at home because I couldn’t remember how to do one. And I just love this yarn so much I only want to work on these!
I love my stripes!
April 28, 2008 at 8:47 am
Adorable!! I love the stripes too! The heel looks great.
April 28, 2008 at 9:46 am
Super cute!
April 28, 2008 at 11:14 am
stupid long legs! the same thing happened with the knee socks i’m making, but i did toe up. I’m going to make the cuff in a coordinating color, and NEXT TIME, will do the toe, heel, cuff in a coordinating color.
i really love the yarn color! besides being not quite knee high, they are really pretty!
April 28, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Cute socks! It reminds me of ice cream… like a banana split.
April 28, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Ohh!! Great idea for my striping sock yarn!! I love that colorway!
April 28, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I love that colorway! I think that will be a nice length next winter- about boot length.
April 29, 2008 at 3:19 am
It looks great! I love the stripes.
May 2, 2008 at 1:39 pm
So, when am I gonna talk you into going toe-up so you can make those knee highs?
June 12, 2008 at 5:35 am
[...] couldn’t hold my interest (I’ll never finish that sweater) so ended up swtiching to my Not Quite Knee High Socks as I got more & more tense during the show (luckily, my fave - who I picked the first time I [...]