Well it took a bit longer than I was hoping but I just finished up formatting and editing the plain vanilla socks pattern. Everyone has their own way of making socks, so I thought I would put up the way I make them. It's my fallback pattern that I could almost knit by heart and is the perfect thing for mindless knitting. The pattern is full of my little sock knitting tips also to get a great looking sock without pesky gusset holes.
You can download it here (PDF) or it's on the sidebar - enjoy!
And I finished up on a different option of the plain vanilla sock, it's cuff is an extra twisted rib (I knit AND purled TBL) and the toes are just twisted rib 1x1, knit through the back loop to give it a cool, fun look. If I had to do it again, I would only do a twisted rib, the extra TBL gave it ZERO strechy-ness. I did however get the inspiration for twisting it here. The yarn is from Mama-E in the colorway Bev knit on 2.5mm magic loop of course.
That is some crazy pooling going on, it looks like lightning bolts!
It's okay when it's cool pooling though!
Posted by: Erica | January 19, 2007 at 11:46 AM
Nice pattern!
Posted by: Sarah HB | January 19, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Such a cool-looking sock, Keri! I like the colors a lot, and the pooling looks really neat. Do you actually block your socks, or are the blockers for photo purposes only? I've been debating about whether to spring for blockers.
Posted by: caitlyn | January 19, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Thansk Keri! I will definitely download the PDF.
Posted by: tiennie | January 19, 2007 at 07:23 PM
The plain socks look great--the lightning bolts add character, dude! And when my PC is acting up, I will have to take a look at your pattern because I definitely have issues with the gusset holes. Definitely.
Posted by: Tam | January 20, 2007 at 12:45 AM
NOT! I mean not acting up!
Posted by: Tam | January 20, 2007 at 12:46 AM
Cute socks! Thanks for the pattern.
Posted by: Leah | January 20, 2007 at 12:04 PM
I like the crazy pooling!
Posted by: lisa | January 20, 2007 at 01:03 PM
thanks for the pattern.... and the PDF looks pretty too! I have some LL Vera waiting in the stash for something like this ;) isn't that vera on the socks on the second page?
Posted by: catherine | January 20, 2007 at 10:33 PM
The colorway for that sock is beautiful!! Thanks for sharing the pattern...maybe I'll give it a try one of these days.
Posted by: jennifer | January 21, 2007 at 09:49 AM
I love the lightning effects! Thanks for sharing your pattern.
Posted by: kendra | January 21, 2007 at 12:41 PM
I really like your socks! I think I'm going to try knitting some plain vanilla socks, well really chocolate because it's chocolate brown yarn, really soon. I need something to knit during lecture or my mind wanders! Thanks for sharing the pattern.
Posted by: Kristin R | January 22, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Beautiful! Thanks for the shout-out!
Posted by: Jen | January 23, 2007 at 12:26 AM