Pattern: Jaywalkers, from MagKnits, by Grumperina
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Sock Candy (cotton & elite in some proportion I forget), lemongrass colorway, about 1 1/4 skeins, purchased on DeStash
Mods: I knit them toe-up, roughly following this handy guide that I found via Grumperina’s Jaywalker page. I used a short-row toe and heel, and followed this AMAZING tutorial to close up the short-rows without getting any gaps. I’m a convert to short-row toes and heels, and toe-up socks. I love short-rows (is that sick?) and I hate the look, feel and process of a grafted toe. Ugh. I also like the idea of just dividing your yarn in half and knitting up a sock until you run out of yarn, and it’s hard for me to estimate for the best yarn-usage with top-down socks.
Here’s one issue I had with my heels, though:
Yes, that’s a hole. There’s one at each side of the top of both heels. And by “top” I mean where I finished closing up my short-rows and started knitting in the round again. I tugged the bejesus out of the yarn to avoid a hole like that, and yet there they are. Does anyone know of a good solution for this in the future? I’m going to just stitch over this with a little extra yarn, but I’d like to avoid it completely in future socks…
Next up … baby jays with my leftover yarn, for EVA!
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Wow, great pictures. I have no suggestions about the sock holes, unsurprising given that (1) I don’t knit, and (2) almost all my socks have holes in them. Maybe duct tape?
oh, my apologies for forgetting to credit you as photographer on the voyeuresque shot!
I got holes like that on a similar pair of socks. The only thing I can suggest is picking up a few stitches after you finish the short row heel.
I love the color on those socks! They look very bright and cheerful. Did you wrap the last stitch on your short rows? One thing some people does to get rid of those holes at the corners is to pick up an extra stitch or two at each side, and then the next row knit them together to get back to the right stitch count.
Thanks for the advice, Vik and M! Looking at that picture I realize picking up a couple of stitches there is exactly what I should have done… Next time – hole-less socks!!