On Time...For a Change

Woo Hoo! I actually got my sock for Ravelry's Sock Innovation Group's July KAL done before the deadline. Last month's sock was sooo close, but failed to be completed before the end of the month by a mere 12 hours. I figured I'd messed up another month when I did not cast on until mid-July, but what the heck I needed the break from the Sweater. All I've knit the last few days has been these socks. I must say that I love how they came out.

The attention to detail that Cookie A puts into her designs is fantastic. She really takes the time to insure that the ribbing in the cuff flows into the patterning all the way down the leg. Rick is no exception to the rule...the twisted rib cuff flows right into her spiraling pattern all the way down to the heel. Her design switches things up at the foot, but still flows along lining up as it travels. Love the symmetry.

Since she has designed the socks to mirror one another I hope I'll be able to remember which is "Left" & which is "Right"...maybe. The other thing I'm liking about these socks is the fit...the twisted stitches help in the fit around my narrow feet. Sometimes I have difficulty with socks being a bit "baggy" around the heels & ankles...not these.

Details:
Pattern: Rick from Sock Innovation by Cookie A

Yarn: Mountain Colors, Bearfoot, 60% Superwash Wool, 25% Mohair, & 15% Nylon, Thunder Head Colorway, purchased from The Yarn Lounge. I used 73 grams of a 100 gram skein.

Needles: 4 size #2 DPN's, I think these are Boyles...metal anyway.

Size: Ladies size 9 1/2 inch foot

Gauge: 30 sts/ 4 inches

Mods: None...16 leg repeats to reach 7 inches for the leg. Left foot stopped at row 52 of left foot chart. Right foot stopped at row 50 of right foot chart.