Project details:
Socks Pattern: Magknits Jaywalker by Grumperina (except for the toes).
Toes Pattern: Spun Magazine's Geisha sock by Kate Atherley (only the toes).
Yarn: Lang Jawoll Superwash 75% wool, 18% nylon, and 7% acrylic from Yarn Market
Gauge: 38 sts over 4 inches / 10 cm in zigzag pattern stitch, 32 sts over 4 inches / 10 cm in circular stockinette stitch
Needles: 2 of Addi Turbo US #1 circs 16"
What I might want to change the next time I knit this:
- more number of stitches for thumb toe and fewer for the rest of the toes.
- fewer rows in the toe-section for the 4 toes.
- US#0 (a size smaller) for the ribbing and heel flap.
What I like about this pattern: The fit is good and the chevron pattern looks great on socks.
What I dislike about this pattern: For someone with a cranky shoulder, the chevrons in the pattern induce much strain and pain too, need I add? The knitting is slow owing to the chevrons grabbing more rows and stitches than stockinette gauge. The knitting is painful in the increases and the decreases.
Notes on knitting technique: Knitting 2 socks on 2 circs rocks! There is no scope for the second-sock-syndrome, and the symmetry is to die for.
Notes on split toe: I used the instructions of the Geisha socks without tweaking any of it since my gauge matched with that in the pattern. To achieve this with 2 circs, I first moved the non-thumb-toe stitches of both socks onto stitch holders and completed the thumb toes of both. And then I resumed with the other segment of toes.
