What only 8 stitches left before working back up on short row heel! Crazy?

NOT! Opal Rainforest 2 Raupe Another picture was posted when I finished the actual pair on an earlier blog entry. No one told her to kiss the sock!

Here is a picture of what my 8 stitches left in the middle on a short row heel looks like. They fit my husband's foot perfect. I say it all depends on the foot shape. I get a gauge of 9 stitches per inch.

Lorna's Laces Vera

Finished 8-07 Another lovely short row heel with a short row toe pair.

Cast on 76
Needle 2.5mm

Is it a Bee or Tiger?

Finished 9-9-07 Rainforest Hummel 1613 to be exact!

I just had to try something. I cast on one sock with 2.0mm at 88 stitches. and the other was knit with the new size from knit picks 2.25 cast on of 82. I made sure they measured exactly the same. The pattern changed very little as you can see. I just love them. They are for hubby as usual. My mother thought it looked more like a tiger than a Bee.

I got 11 stitches/inch & 16 rows/inch on 0 needles. 10 stitches/inch & 15 rows/inch on 1 (2.25mm .

New and Old knee socks!

Opal Traumfanger 1233 (Dream Catcher)

I wasn't ready to send these socks to the too short pile. So I took the entire foot out by cutting off the toe and ripping all the way back to the ankle and then remeasuring her foot and working a whole new sock from the ankle down to the toes. They came out just as cool as the first pair. First pair is the one with the black chair background. New pair is just folded over. Each pair is identical to it's mate. I can't believe I was able to do that with left over yarn and what I ripped from the old sock. Now, she will have warm knee socks for another season. I have plans to do that with a few more pairs as they become too small. Note: The yarn shows no wear or difference from the worn and wash socks next to the new yarn that way left from the original socks. Opal is a very hardy yarn. I truly love the finished products. It is very stiff to work with unwashed but that is a small price to pay for great lasting color and yarn.