After my last few pairs of socks, I wanted to slow myself down a bit so I deliberately chose a complicated colourwork pattern! 😵💫
This pair uses the “Creeping” stitch pattern from the AlterKnits Stitch Dictionary book, which really reminds me of wrought iron railings. So I leaned into this, using sage green and black yarns to make these an homage to 1132 Rue Royale in New Orleans, the real life Gallier House museum, and the fictional home of Louis, Lestat, and Claudia in both the book and tv show Interview with the Vampire.
Yarns: Atelier Franziska UHL in “Fischhaut” (“fish skin”) & Mothy & the Squid merino sock yarn in “Midnight Black”
Knitting loom: Knitting Board Original Sock Loom (fine gauge), set at 60 pegs due to the 20 peg repeat of the pattern.
As per usual, I used the Kitchener cast-on and knit these toe up. But from my earlier test sock, I learned that my usual 75 foot rows was way too long when knit with colourwork, so I shortened the feet here to be 56 rows instead.
I love how thick and cosy these ended up, and the intricate pattern means the floats are naturally quite tidy inside. They did indeed slow me down, but I did get a bit sick of this pattern by the time I finished the second sock!
