If anything in this world proves that I love my hubby (other than his dream Sunday dinner of roast chicken followed by sticky toffee pudding) it is these socks.
Seriously! Argyle socks.
Knitted flat and seamed.
Learning to mattress stitch…still a way to go!
With the single stitch diamonds added in after in duplicate stitch (Swiss darning).
Just a smidge too big for me…sigh!
What kind of crazy is that, if not crazy in love? I do love you, baby!
FYI…the pattern is taken from Country Weekend Socks and the yarn is Drops Fabel.
Awww! Anyone who gets such awesome socks must love you back!
He does…I’m a lucky girl! 😀
Wow! Those look great. I’ll take a look a that book. I’ve just started a pair for my husband for Christmas but using a self patterning yarn which gives a look of fairisle.
I love self patterning yarn! Your husband is a lucky chap too. We were in Purl and Jane at the weekend and my hubby headed straight to the sock yarn and a skein was in my basket before I could say “dpns”!
Oh, wow!
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Wow! They are amazing!!
I have just (about) mastered the art of knitting plain socks but those are stunning.
Thank you. They aren’t that difficult, just time consuming, and my first attempt at intarsia so I’m pretty pleased with the result!
Amazing – I think he loves you buckets full back though 😉
I think he does….phew! 😉
These are, indeed, a labor of love! They are gorgeous. I hope your husband knows how lucky he is. 😀
I tell him all the time just how lucky he is! 😉 But, seriously, he’s worth it!
Holy cow – those are involved! Gorgeous socks.
I’m so pleased with them…and so is he! Result!
They look fabulous, a lot of work
They aren’t tricky, but took quite a bit more time than a simple pair knitted in the round.
I have that book and I love looking at it! But I have yet to use it. 🙁 Soon, soon! I love your socks 🙂
Isn’t it a lovely book? I keep eyeing up the cover socks for me. Now they would take a while to knit!
Yup. He’s a lucky man! Gorgeous socks Evie!
Thank you…although you know I think I’m the lucky one!
Argyle? Knitted flat and seamed? This is serious, big time, over the moon, everlasting love. For real. And if I lived closer to you, I would try to steal them because they are beautiful.
I swear if they were a teeny bit smaller I’d be stealing them for myself. And we’re living proof that true love does exist and is well worth waiting for! But you know that…. 😀
Um. Would it be churlish to point out you’ve missed a bit of over-stitching (while at the same time, admiring the inherent beauty of your work…) – or is it a design feature that the white line doesn’t go to the corner of the heel on the inside of the ankles…?
They are FABULOUS !! Want some. Lucky husband 🙂