I’ve been on a bit of a sock kick lately, and have been putting my stash of Scheepjes Invicta Extra and Invicta Colour to good use. My favourite so far are these striped socks! If you can knit socks this is super easy. Not a pattern as such, as we all have our preferred method for knitting socks, but I thought I’d share anyway because I love them!
Here’s what you need if you want to make these socks:
1 ball Scheepjes Invicta Colour (I used colour 959)
1 ball Scheepjes Invicta Extra (I used colour 1401)
There are a lot of combinations to be made between the colour changing Invicta colour and the solid Invicta Extra (which I fully plan to explore, as I’m obsessive about #operationsockdrawer at the moment!)
I made these using 2.5mm needles with an 80cm cord and casting on 64 stitches. Using magic loop, I did a short row toe and heel using German short rows.
These socks did turn out a little loose, as I have freakishly small feet, so I’ve since started experimenting with casting on less stitches and using other methods for the sock, which I’ll be posting about soon. I’m still learning all of this myself!
The biggest and most important tip I have for working these socks is a method to make sure not to get a ‘jog’ in your stripes. As you work in the round, there is a lift (a step up so the stripes don’t match up properly) at the join which can look wonky, you want to avoid this as much as possible. Check out this video for making sure you get a nice smooth join for perfect striping:
If you aren’t experienced with making socks, I can highly recommend the free tutorials from Silver’s Sock Class or paid tutorials from Staci at VeryPink. I have used both and learned a lot from them but I find the video tutorials from Staci to be invaluable.
For getting a good fit, I’d also recommend checking out the Fish Lips Kiss Heel “Pattern”, I use quotes because it really is more of a method or formula, which I’ve been using recently to try to get a better fit for my socks. Eyeballing it didn’t seem to work well for me, but her cardboard cutout method seems to make a big difference. I’m just finishing up my first pair of socks (using the leftover yarn from these socks!) and will give an update on how they worked out later.
Also, if you are like me and like a more stretchy bind off, I used the one in this video.
This post was made in coordination with Scheepjes. All work, photos, thoughts and opinions are my own.
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