Yesterday I finished the Fruit Stripe socks that I began last month. Shepherd Sock yarn is a dream to knit and I love the Lime Stripe colorway from our Fruit Stripe Collection. I’ll admit that I lowered the a/c a bit so I could wear them right away.
Shepherd Sock is a tightly spun 4 ply yarn. It’s made of 80% superwash wool and 20% nylon. The tight spin and the nylon make the yarn more durable, which is important for socks because they’re subject to so much wear in your shoes. While it’s durable, Shepherd Sock is a very soft yarn. It feels good in the hank, in your hands, and on your feet.
I only needed two hanks of Lime Stripe yarn to knit the pair. I even had a few yards left over from each hank. When I brought the first sock into the shop, I was getting teased that it looked so big, but I wear size 10 shoes, which is probably average. And I made the cuffs 9 inches long, which makes the socks look bigger.
Regardless of how they look, they fit perfectly. Judy’s Magic Cast On and the Gusset Heel (see Wendy D. Johnson’s book Socks from the Toe Up
