FO: Embossed Leaves Socks
I’ve had very little time or energy for knitting in the past few weeks, but I did manage to finish my Embossed Leaves socks. My favorites!
What a pretty sock this pattern makes! I especially like the star toe completing the shape of the final leaves. I did a few mods, mostly based upon mods Weezalana does. She knits wonderful socks (among other things); if you don’t follow her blog and you love to knit socks, you are missing out! For mods, I did a long-tailed, not tubular, cast-on, as I couldn’t make the picture in the book and the written directions mean the same thing, and I wasn’t in the mood to fuss. I didn’t break the yarn at the heel–I couldn’t see why that was a good idea (weaving in ends is fun?). I decreased the purl stitches between repeats and at the edge of the instep so my sock foot was 60 not 64 stitches, so when I got to the toe, I didn’t decrease in the first decrease round, just purled for P2tog. I also knit the first three repeats of the leg on size 2 needles, the second three on size 1.5 needles and then switched to size 1 for the remainder.
Best of all the Dream in Color Smooshy in Gothic Rose matches my new shoes, whose color is listed on the box as Vampire Red. My feet are trying to go Goth.
I really love the Smooshy yarn. The color saturation is wonderful, and the twist is superb. It is very soft, yet it makes a very firm fabric at 8 spi, and it doesn’t look too thin at a looser gauge in the leg. I am hoping this bodes well for the longevity of these socks.
Perhaps soon we will have weather cool enough for me to wear them!
The socks turned out great – so you have Vampire Red Gothic Rose feet, huh? 🙂
Those are really pretty. I like the shoes too.
Ooooh pretty! This is my favorite sock pattern ever! And I still haven’t knit my own pair! I need to. You picked an awesome colorway for yours. So pretty!
Oooh pretty. I knit a single Embossed Leaves sock about two years ago. Looking at yours makes me want to actually finish the pair.
And, I love the new shoes too!
Beautiful socks! (and the shoes are pretty spiffy, too!)
(((hugs)))
Aw, thanks for the shout out and compliments! *blush*
LOVE the Embossed Leaves and how they match your shoes! Gorgeous!
They are gorgeous! And I just got some DIC Smooshy in Gothic Rose! I might have to copycat…
Your feet are so Goth and well shod. Those socks look great! I love the color and the pattern really is good looking.
So beautiful! Perfect for fall.
Gorgeous color, gorgeous socks!
Those are absolutely gorgeous socks – I love the color! They will go well with your new shoes.
I am in the throes of finishing a pair of plain socks for a Christmas gift. Then – a pair for ME!!
Those are beautiful socks! Cute shoes too. 🙂
Love that goth color. Perfectly blood-curdling. . .
Brenda- I think that is the quintessential sock pattern. Just gorgeous.
I really love how those colors compliment the leaf motif.
Beautiful socks and shoes! Is it just me or are shoes now evaluated in terms of how they’ll look with our handknit socks?