Spey Valley Socks
Wow! These were a quick knit. Nothing like socks on US 2 needles to scoot right along!
Project Specs:
- Pattern: Spey Valley from Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road
- Yarn: Reynolds Whiskey (100% wool) in the "Heather Brown" colorway
- Needles: US 2
- Pattern Mods: None.
- Other Notes: These look a little funky on my sock blockers, since they are sized for a large men's foot. Like the red ones from last month, these are designated for the Akkol orphanage. I was a little bit surprised I got gauge with the Whiskey, which isn't really billed as a fingering-weight yarn, but it actually worked out fine, since we are going for warm, thick, wool socks for the kids' feet. Easy pattern with just a little bit of futzing to get the horizontal braid to work, but nothing major. I'd definitely make another pair using this pattern.
Here's a closeup of the braid detail around the cuff:
All for now.....
Very handsome!
Posted by:margene | February 11, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Oh good, that reminds me I have some socks to mail. These look very manly.
Posted by:Mary Lou | February 11, 2008 at 02:15 PM
Very Nice! I keep looking at the Whiskey and wanting to knit something with it.
Posted by:Margaret | February 11, 2008 at 04:45 PM
You're a sock knitting machine these days! :-) They look very nice and I'm sure will be much appreciated.
I'm a tight enough knitter that I usually knit socks on 2s.
Posted by:Nicole | February 11, 2008 at 06:54 PM
Great socks! They look warm and are going to make someones feet very happy!
Posted by:Karen | February 12, 2008 at 05:30 AM
I have that book...and I love those socks! I should knit those. Someday. They look great!!!!
Posted by:Sheepish Annie | February 12, 2008 at 05:55 PM
those are so lovely--I really like the yarn colorway, too
Posted by:Alarming Female | February 18, 2008 at 11:59 AM