As a Pagan I could have celebrated Samhain on the calendar date Oct. 31st, also Halloween. But the full moon was only two days afterwards. Plus the vibe today felt more like Samhain if that makes sense.

Anyway, I finished my green lace socks today so am naming them my Samhain socks. A new pair of socks for the new year. I like it!

This is the Lace And Cables sock pattern from Wendy Johnson‘s book Socks From The Toe Up.

These are the best fitting socks I’ve made yet. Side views:

I altered the pattern some. I did short row toes and heels and did a sewn bind off. Wow, does the sewn bind off ever kick some serious ass! Most of the time my sock cuffs are too tight. I have to bind off about three or four times before it’s right. That clearly wasn’t working so I tried the sewn bind off. It’s elastic and stretchy and perfect.

The biggest alteration was putting the lace pattern on the back of the leg.

This is the first time I’ve used Tofutsies yarn. I like it. It’s soft to work with and feels wonderful against the skin. The yarn is somewhat splitty and slippery on needles. I enjoyed this yarn so much I bought another skein of it before these socks were even finished.

Sieben’s fun to model with:

Pattern: Lace And Cables Socks
Source: Socks From The Toe Up
Yarn: South West Trading Company Tofutsies, green
Needles: 2.0 mm
Size: custom
Modifications: several, see above
Started: May 2009
Finished: November 2009