Thrifty Marla's Socks
thrifty Marla
longed for colour
in her cozy little parlour
so she squeezed some beets left over
and the walls she painted over
then she strained some spinach after
on she painted, full of laughter!
……
Have you got scraps and remnants of Nutiden yarns too beautiful to discard, too small to knit anything useful? Consider Thrifty Marla’s solution.
This easy and versatile sock pattern takes advantage of the special properties of Nutiden yarns to create a unique colour palette by ‘thrifting’ remnants of previous Nutiden projects and blending them together into rich and complex personalised colourways.
Worked from the toe up, this pattern offers options for standard mid-calf length socks, for knee-high ‘boot socks’, or for dramatic over-the-knee stockings, without disrupting or over-stretching the ribbed pattern. This is accomplished using the same hidden increases technique featured in the Expanding Rib Beanie. It is ‘invisible,’ and surprisingly simple.
thrifty Marla
longed for colour
in her cozy little parlour
so she squeezed some beets left over
and the walls she painted over
then she strained some spinach after
on she painted, full of laughter!
……
Have you got scraps and remnants of Nutiden yarns too beautiful to discard, too small to knit anything useful? Consider Thrifty Marla’s solution.
This easy and versatile sock pattern takes advantage of the special properties of Nutiden yarns to create a unique colour palette by ‘thrifting’ remnants of previous Nutiden projects and blending them together into rich and complex personalised colourways.
Worked from the toe up, this pattern offers options for standard mid-calf length socks, for knee-high ‘boot socks’, or for dramatic over-the-knee stockings, without disrupting or over-stretching the ribbed pattern. This is accomplished using the same hidden increases technique featured in the Expanding Rib Beanie. It is ‘invisible,’ and surprisingly simple.
thrifty Marla
longed for colour
in her cozy little parlour
so she squeezed some beets left over
and the walls she painted over
then she strained some spinach after
on she painted, full of laughter!
……
Have you got scraps and remnants of Nutiden yarns too beautiful to discard, too small to knit anything useful? Consider Thrifty Marla’s solution.
This easy and versatile sock pattern takes advantage of the special properties of Nutiden yarns to create a unique colour palette by ‘thrifting’ remnants of previous Nutiden projects and blending them together into rich and complex personalised colourways.
Worked from the toe up, this pattern offers options for standard mid-calf length socks, for knee-high ‘boot socks’, or for dramatic over-the-knee stockings, without disrupting or over-stretching the ribbed pattern. This is accomplished using the same hidden increases technique featured in the Expanding Rib Beanie. It is ‘invisible,’ and surprisingly simple.
MATERIALS & INFORMATION
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
to suit Leg/Foot circumference of approximately
17cm/ 7” (19cm/ 7.75”, 21cm/ 8.5”, 24cm/ 9.75”, 27cm/10.75” ), suitable for
Junior (Adult Narrow, Adult Average, Adult Wide, Adult Extra-Wide) foot
Gauge
main fabric: 24 sts x 32 rounds = 10cm x 10cm/ 4” x 4” in stockinette
Needles
3mm in diameter or as needed to meet gauge
Yarn
Honer och Eir Nutiden, held double
project requires up to 100g yarn in total for the longest (over the knee) version;
up to 50g for knee-high version
Notions
stitch markers, measuring tape, scrap yarn, tapestry needle
Special Techniques
Judy’s Magic Cast-On; Kitchener’s st, Magic Loop method
(alternatives to all of these are also provided)
Sample Info
sample is Size 3, Knee-High version
Model is Size 39 EU, with average width foot