Pattern: Jaywalker, by Grumperina, from MagKnits, September 2005
Yarn: Lorna’s Laces, Shepherd Sock, color: Happy Valley, from emtnestr on eBay
Needles: Addi circs US1 / 2.5mm
Gauge: 8spi in stockinette
Started: January 2007, while taking care of Mom
Completed: April 4, 2007
Finished Size: Womens Large, fits my US11’s
Notes:
I first knit the leg on US0’s, but the chevron pattern has so little stretch that even my skinny minny feet were not going to fit through the sock leg. Re-knit on US1’s which have enough give to make a wearable sock. I find I really prefer the fabric using Shepherd Sock on 0’s though.
In the oops department, I inadvertently knit one heel with plain slip stitch, and the other with eye of partridge. Oh well.
Had less than an ounce/24g or approx 86yds left over from two skeins, so I estimate the socks used about 344yds to complete with a nice long leg (approx 9 inches).
These socks started fast and I like the way they broke up the variegation of the yarn. I would try another chevron pattern before I knit this pattern again as the lack of stretch results in a sort of baggy ankle.
My feelings about the Shepherd Sock remain ambivalent. I think the socks are nice and soft after a soak. I find the yarn just a little thin and stringy while knitting it which I didn’t feel about the Trekking XXL even though it’s about the same gauge. I ordered this color on eBay and it’s a bit pale and pastel for me but I’m planning to give these to my Mom for Easter as they are perfect springy easter-egg colors and fit Project Spectrum too. Interesting too how different the pooling is on each foot.
For the Sock Marathon I used 344yds or two-tenths of a mile.
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