Merrily knitting along on the lacy cuff, and I finally got to the ankle decreases on the Lace Knee Highs, the thought struck me "I really should try these on, just to see how they look", so I transferred the live stitches to some circular needles and …
This is as far as they went!
I never thought of my calves as exceptionally big or fat (its muscle, baby!), but they are obviously bigger than the socks in the magazine… I had the whole story worked out in my mind: how these socks would fit so perfectly, and how they would look so great with a cordouroy skirt and some cute shoes, and back-to-school and all of that… alas, knee highs no more.
I could rip back and work the knit math and all of that, but they are still pretty, and I will undoubtedly wear them this way. The good news is that I can start the heel now, without working through 42 more chart lines… and this means I may actually finish a pair of socks this month, for the second round of the Sock-A-Month Club and for this last month of Project Spectrum.
Perhaps it is in my best interest to check the calf measurement for my other knee socks in progress, the Blueberry Waffle socks…
Next time, I will use a customizeable pattern that takes my measurements… I want some knee highs!!
It IS the same yarn! I bought mine at the Carrboro Farmers Market in NC, where Three Waters Farm sells their yarn and goatsmilk soap every week!
I have the same problem – I have shapely muscley toned calves, but heaven help me if I ever want to buy knee-high boots – it ain’t happening…
They still look awesome!
I’m sure these socks will turn out great anyway
I think they’ll look great at any length. : ) Fun color choice – perfect for fall.
They are not knee-highs, but they sure are beautiful! They look great!
Aww, that’s too bad the knee-highs didn’t work out. They’re still lovely, though. I’m looking forward to seeing them! I can kind of sympathize. There’s a pretty big difference between my calf and ankle measurements, which means lots of mathy goodness.