When it comes to Hunter Hammersen’s patterns, I tend to be a bit of a fangirl. I haven’t made a Team Hunter T-shirt yet, but don’t think I haven’t considered it.

I’ve been admiring these grayish socks on her blog for months….to the degree that I contacted her to see when the pattern might be out (I may have a problem). There was a moment when she thought I was peaking in her windows to see what she was knitting, but it turns out these lace socks are just more light blue than gray in real life. Nevertheless, I’m sure there are days when she’s comforted by the fact that I live in Texas.
Fast forward. She called for testers and check out what’s on my needles!

The gray (light blue) lacy socks in Madeline Tosh Merino Light – winter wheat!

Ps. To see what other folks are working on, go check out Tami’s Amis and Small Things Yarn Along.

Sometimes, when my knitting doesn’t go smoothly, I end up hating the socks (it always seems to be socks). In this case, my knitting did not go smoothly, due to knitter error, mind you, the pattern is lovely, and I still LOVE these socks.

First, there was the issue with me not paying attention while knitting from a chart. Then, I knit the toes of the first sock too soon and would you believe I cut the yarn to start the second sock without leaving any extra? I knew they felt snug and that I might redo them and still didn’t leave some extra. How silly of me. Either way, I finished the second sock lace patterning, knit two rounds as per the option given in the pattern, then started the toe decreases. Sock 2 fit like a gem, so I ripped the toes of Sock 1 and redid them and now they fit well too. I think that’s the happiest I’ve been to have to weave in ends a few rows from the end of a sock. But, there you have it. They fit great, they feel great and I LOVE them!

Pattern: Polypodium vulgare Socks by Hunter Hammersen
Yarn: Malabrigo sock
Colorway: Violeta Africana
Needles: 2.25mm Signature Needle Arts
Ps. Check out what others have finished at Tami’s Amis and Wisdom begins in Wonder and Natural Suburbia

That’s how I’d define my relationship………with this sock.

1. Start with Silver’s Sock Class Pattern for the cuff.

2. Forethought heel.

3. Knit the foot. (how long? The sock owner-to-be has tiny feet. We’re talking elf feet here. I’ll just knit for a bit and worry about that later. That always works out fine.)
3a. Realize that I don’t know how long the afterthought heel is going to be, so I don’t know when to start the toes even with foot measurements.
3b. Use the second ball of yarn to knit the afterthought heel so I can measure the foot.

3c. Rip out two inches of knitting so the sock will actually fit. (no worries, that knitting kept me from being angry whilst I waited on various things, it was for a good cause).

4. Knit the toes a la Silver. (Look at this sock and doubt that there’s any way it will fit. This is what I get for going all Dr. Frankenstein on a couple of sock patterns.)

I’m sure it just needs a good blocking.

Ps. To see what other folks are working on, go check out Tami’s Amis.