Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Mosaic socks?
Following my previous post about Sockapalooooza designs, I had some really helpful suggestions. And someone called “secretsockpal” (oooh! Is this my sockapaloooza partner?!) came up with the suggestion of a mosaic pattern from “Sensational Knitted Socks”. It took me a little while to realise that mosaic knitting is a whole new technique to explore – one I never knew existed! Using slipped stitches to create a two-colour pattern without producing a double-thickness fabric And apparently “More Sensational Knitted Socks” has lots more mosaic designs in it too – ooh! Has anyone out there knitted any of these designs? I tried Google and didn’t come up with much. The only caveat I have found so far is that the resulting socks might not be as stretchy as normal. What is your experience?
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Did you check the socks from 25 Fav. Socks? Grumperina did one from there that I think qualified as a mosiac. It has hidden X's and O's in it. Good luck with your decision.
I made a pair of mosaics--they were a little less stretchy in the leg; the pattern compensated by having you go up a needle size for that portion of it. I think mosaic is very cool, much easier for socks than stranded, in my experience. Have fun!
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