Jul 9, 2014

The "Gelato" Socks

The “Gelato” Socks



        Because it’s summer my hiking boots socks got upgraded to the “gelato” socks. I love a little bit of colour with the dull brown of my comfortable, technical yet not exactly stylish boots.




        Pattern: Latvian Socks by Lizbeth Upitis published in Vogue Knitting Ultimate Sock Book
        Yarn: Mafil Daniela 100% preshrunk pure wool
        Colours: 425 Pistachio & 442 Coral (I pretty much kept the colourway in the original pattern)
        The socks are knitted from the cuff down and have a scalloped edge, heel flap and wedge toe.


hand knitted socks


hand knitted socks


        I used four bamboo dpns instead of the recommended two circular needles so I had to adapt the pattern. BTW the charts are misnumbered so be sure to check the errata. I didn’t know there was one (did not checked Ravelry) so I had to figure them out; as they just didn’t seem right.


hand knitted socks


hand knitted socks


        The photos were taken near the Pradis Green Caves during the “Prehistoric Days”, which are two sundays of workshops (mainly for children) conducted by archeology and palaeontology professors and students. Because me and my sister’s in law husband were the only ones not involved with the workshops I seized the opportunity and asked him to help me with the photos … so … thank you Michele!


colorful hiking socks


        I am not exactly what you would call a girly girl and yet I liked the color scheme and the harts pattern and that is what determined me do knit these socks and call them the “Gelato” socks.


latvian socks


gelato


        And because we’re talking summer and gelato I’ve been having a song stuck in my head for the last couple of hours … It’s actually the soundtrack for a well known italian gelato brand:





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