Thuja-ish
Pattern: Thuja, kind-of
Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot (Bark Brown) and Koigu KPPM (not sure of the colorway, leftover from the Retro Rib socks)
The Thuja pattern on Knitty is knit with Artyarns Supermerino, which is a worsted weight yarn (and one of my all-time faves). I basically modified the pattern for a fingering weight yarn, knit tightly on size 1 needles. My pseudo-Thujas are worked over 80 stitches (knit 4, seed 1, repeat), but knitter beware – I knit tightly, especially on my shiny tiny needles.
The contrast heels and toes? I originally knit the cuff, worked a flap heel, then realized that I was going through the Bearfoot pretty quickly. Having a cheapo scale is very, very useful and confirmed my suspicions. So, I used some leftover Koigu (heart!) to add what is now a design feature.
Rob’s dad has larger feet than Rob, so hopefully the socks won’t look so… pointy. As always, misocrafty’s short-row tutorial creates perfect hole-less heels. Overall, I’m pleased!
RSS
Nice! I love contrasting heels/toes – they look great!
nice feet. hubba hubba.
Fabu heels and toes! The socks look great!
They look great! It was good seeing you last night–enjoy the rest of your weekend.
hey sorry i missed your party. I was feeling like @ss by the evening, hope to see you after the new year!
You should be pleased – they’re greatness! I love the simplicity and clean look of Thuja (and have done a modified version myself).