I finished another project! My very own pair of yoga socks :)
For the ones I made, I used the Yoga Socks pattern by Justine Turner. They're available as a free Ravelry download. Nice and simple pattern - just different ribs to give the socks a little grip and keep from sliding. I used Wool-Ease worsted, which would be a little warm for full socks, but for these it works well. I haven't had a chance to use them in class yet (our classroom has actually been comfortably air-conditioned recently, not set on Arctic Blast), but in trying them out and wearing them around the house, I can say they're pretty comfortable.
I didn't change much in the pattern - actually following the instructions as written, goodness! I added a little crocheted border, though. In the dark yarn, it was hard to tell which end was up, so to speak. My cast-on and bind-off tensions are a little different, and the socks definitely need to be oriented in a particular direction to fit over my heel. So I added a little scalloped crocheted edging to the top edge of the socks. See? Very cute :) I'm still not great at crochet, but I'm getting better at edgings with, so that's something, isn't it?
For the ones I made, I used the Yoga Socks pattern by Justine Turner. They're available as a free Ravelry download. Nice and simple pattern - just different ribs to give the socks a little grip and keep from sliding. I used Wool-Ease worsted, which would be a little warm for full socks, but for these it works well. I haven't had a chance to use them in class yet (our classroom has actually been comfortably air-conditioned recently, not set on Arctic Blast), but in trying them out and wearing them around the house, I can say they're pretty comfortable.
I didn't change much in the pattern - actually following the instructions as written, goodness! I added a little crocheted border, though. In the dark yarn, it was hard to tell which end was up, so to speak. My cast-on and bind-off tensions are a little different, and the socks definitely need to be oriented in a particular direction to fit over my heel. So I added a little scalloped crocheted edging to the top edge of the socks. See? Very cute :) I'm still not great at crochet, but I'm getting better at edgings with, so that's something, isn't it?
I received some in the Yoga Swap package too. As Mo said in her note with my box, the yarn wouldn't let her match the strips on the socks, but they'll match every yoga outfit I'll ever wear! I think I like them better mis-matched like this, actually :) They are obviously from the same yarn, but not so similar that it's irritating that the stripes don't match. I think I like socks either perfectly matched, or "artistically mismatched" - part of the same set, but not matchy-matchy :)
I might have mentioned it before, but I love sock yarns, but just don't make many (any) socks. I just don't wear socks, handmade or otherwise, unless they are for a very specific purpose (running, hiking, etc). If left to my own devices, I wear sandals or little slip-on flats more than anything else on my feet. Maybe the beach upbringing? These are great ways to use the sock yarns to create something I'll actually use.
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