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Skewed Socks

Oh man, but I am LOVING the summer break (although my bank account is crying foul).  I’ve had so much time to knit!!

My newest project is called Skew. The pattern is free, and you can find it here.  A shout-out to Susan, who found the pattern for me and thought it would be a perfect marriage with the yarn.  She’s a good matchmaker, eh?

The socks look simple enough…stockinette stitch; however, this pattern called for a bit of a unique construction.

This construction, along with the endless increases and decreases, lends to the tilted affect. It also made for interesting heels…

I really love the lines that are created by the increases/decreases…

The yarn is Cascade Heritage Paints, and the colorway is #9906. It’s the last of what I bought myself for my birthday in March. It was WONDERFUL to knit with…no splitting or anything! It was perfect for this pattern.

I knit this pattern on size 1 (2.5mm) needles, but I changed to 0’s (2.00mm) for the ribbed cuff. It took me slightly over a week, so it is a fast knit.

Here are more pictures that I took…

What’s my next project?

Well, I can’t tell you.  It’s a super-duper-secret project!  Hopefully, I’ll be able to share it soon!