I’ve never crocheted socks before, to be honest I’ve never knitted any either. When designer Vicki Brown put out a call for pattern testers for her new sock designs, I was there like a shot. I really fancy trying new things this year.
I bought a ball of King Cole Zig Zag 4 ply, it’s suitable for socks according to the label. Last night I started the Fallen Leaves design. It’s slow going because it’s crochet’s equivalent of moss stitch, with alternate htr and ss, but the toe looks good so far.
I haven’t done a tension test, but knowing my work is usually on the smaller side when I do; I just decided to increase the hook size automatically. I’m using a 4mm. It fits my toes fine so far…
Isn’t the yarn perfect for the design name? The colours are exactly how they look on the yarn ball here, but oddly my crochet looks much brighter.
I’m joining in with Ginny’s Yarn Along again this week. The Complete Uncle Silas Stories by H.E Bates are a delight. If you’ve never come across Silas before then I thoroughly recommend him. In a nutshell: he’s an elderly gent, living in the rural countryside of Northamptionshire and is what people would call a ‘character’. Silas is aged around 95 in lots of the stories and always working in his garden, or at some other pursuit (he’s working at digging graves in Silas the Good.) He drinks a bottle of wine a day, often homemade Cowslip, eats very well and very much still likes the ladies.
The Little Room of Rachell 
Uncle Silas was televised and although I can picture the actor who was the lead his name eludes me right now. It may come back to me…
good luck with the socks.
George Finney was on the cover of the other collection of Uncle Silas stories I read some years back, but I’ve never seen the programmes. He’s rathe young, but is what I imagine Silas to look like – though don’t suppose he’d like to described as ‘Wicked ugly’ as Silas!
Gorgeous yarn! I’ve knitted several pairs of socks but never crocheted any, look forward to seeing your finished pair!
Those look like fun! I’m curious to see how they will turn out. Enjoy the learning process.
Me neither; crochet socks look fascinating. I like how it seems they will be so much more adjustable than knitting ones.
Dying to see how those turn out. Can’t bear the idea of knitting socks, but crochet might work even for me :-)
Can’t wait to see how they turn out! Thanks for the book recommendation, I just downloaded a H.E. Bates book now! Found you via Yarn Along.
I’ve only made one pair of crochet socks. Will be interesting to see what the pattern is like.