November 17, 2005
Jaywalker One
Ah Jaywalker sock, what wonderful things you do to this yarn..
well, on the cuff that is. Once past the heel, the yarn gave up its nice striping and broke out in all sorts of pooling.
Pooling, side A:
and side B:
70 stitches on size 1 needles is apparently the *perfect* number for pooling with Bearfoot. or maybe just this skein of Bearfoot. Whatever the technical details, all the blues lined up on one side, and all the reds on the other. Then, just before the toe, the pooling mysteriously up and moved.
I thought about undoing it, and finding a non-pooling pattern, but the nice cuff striping is so lovely, its enough to excuse all later color convergence.
Comments (20)
I think the pooling looks fine. I love the colors in the sock, they work perfectly with Grumperina's pattern!
Posted by emily | November 17, 2005 10:14 AM
Posted on November 17, 2005 10:14
Despite the pooling, it's a very pretty sock. And the foot part will be in your shoe, so no one will ever see it, just the pretty stripes on the leg. How did you like knitting with the Bearfoot?
Posted by Stephanie | November 17, 2005 10:21 AM
Posted on November 17, 2005 10:21
Wow, I love that colorway! The cuff looks great, you're right! And how does it fit? Is it elastic enough to be comfy?
Posted by grumperina | November 17, 2005 10:50 AM
Posted on November 17, 2005 10:50
Oooooooohh, so pretty. The pooling doesn't bother me at all for some reason in that colorway. The cuff is indeed beautiful. Can't wait to see your finished pair.
Posted by Maritza | November 17, 2005 10:59 AM
Posted on November 17, 2005 10:59
You're right, the tops turned out really nicely. I wouldn't have ripped them out either. Also, excellent job in working on your other projects and letting us slower demi people catch up! :)
Posted by Nancy | November 17, 2005 12:02 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 12:02
It's looking great. :)
Posted by adele | November 17, 2005 12:15 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 12:15
Yes, they will be in your shoe. They are great!
Posted by beth | November 17, 2005 1:01 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 13:01
Bearfoot does some weird stuff, doesn't it? But the cuff looks so good that I am in complete support of your decision to just leave it.
Posted by Purly Whites | November 17, 2005 1:56 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 13:56
I wouldn't rip eith either! The cuff looks perfect and the foot will be in your shoe anyways, so no one will know but you, and us, of course ;)
Posted by Angela | November 17, 2005 1:58 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 13:58
Well personally I love the pooling, it adds a bit of character. Plus they are really lovely looking.
Posted by Rebekah | November 17, 2005 2:54 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 14:54
I'm glad you're leaving it, since it looks great. You wear shoes anyway!
Posted by yahaira | November 17, 2005 3:14 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 15:14
the cuff looks magnificent! it's a total pain about the foot, but that comes with the territory with handdyed. i had similar things starting with mine done out of Tess' and ended up decreasing a few more stitches. it did the trick for mine, but i have a lot more colors in my yarn than yours so i don't know if that would have helped you (or if you could have decreased a little more and still had the stretch you needed).
btw, your pics look great. i have such a terrible time photographing reds. any tips? often they come out retina-searing hot, but yours looks so true to life.
Posted by jody | November 17, 2005 3:47 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 15:47
Pooling, schmooling. I think that sock looks fantastic! I'll be curious to see how sock #2 works out. Enjoy!
Posted by Karma | November 17, 2005 3:54 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 15:54
it looks nice, i would not worry about pooling.
Posted by blossom | November 17, 2005 4:20 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 16:20
So pretty! I love the cuff. You made the right decision, just keep it as is.
Posted by marichan | November 17, 2005 6:45 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 18:45
I love those colors! Like a campfire! I like the pooling actually, it's a beautiful contrast with the stripes.
Posted by Julia | November 17, 2005 8:11 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 20:11
I think they look great!
Posted by Scout | November 17, 2005 9:46 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 21:46
They're fantastic...I love the cuff. And the foot pooling looks fine - stripes kind of disappearing into the sole. Great pattern; great FO!
Posted by eunny | November 17, 2005 10:49 PM
Posted on November 17, 2005 22:49
Those socks are beautiful. I love the colors and the pooling.
Posted by Barb | November 18, 2005 12:05 AM
Posted on November 18, 2005 00:05
That is interesting about the pooling. The sock looks great, though!
Posted by jessica~ | November 18, 2005 9:15 AM
Posted on November 18, 2005 09:15