Charade socks

Spearheading my list of simple socks are these Charades, free pattern by Sandra of I May be Knitting a Ranch House.   Lovely texture with such an easy to remember two row pattern.  I made several minor mods, including centering the instep pattern so that there's a knit stitch on each side of the 'herringbone', lengthening the heel flap, and subbing round toes, which provide a good fit for my narrow toes.

The yarn is Koigu, my first!  I was worried about running out of yarn (my feet are very long) so I shortened the leg to about five and a half inches.  It turned out I had about seven grams leftover from each skein.  I love the subtle colors in this colorway (P701), but even though the two skeins are from the same dyelot, the right sock has more dark splotches of color.  If you're interested, here's a close-up  of the stitches and colors.

Probably won't be my last Koigu, nor my last Charades, as I think this pattern would make great Dad or brother socks too!

Comments

[Siow Chin]

These sure look very nice! Maybe I should give this pattern a try too.

[gray la gran]

i love the speckled koigu's. it looks like your modifications rendered a perfect fit.
i used the round toe on my latest socks, and thought the fit was very nice and smooth.

[handknit168]

a nice sock and I love the colour.

[erin]

Nice socks, love the oatmealish colour. I'll keep this pattern in mind for hubby and son socks.

[yaiAnn]

This is tototally a great unisex stitch pattern! Great socks!

[Maryann]

Very nice socks indeed! And what a great pattern too.

[Amy]

They're really lovely! I really like how subtle the pattern is. It doesn't fight with the handpainting, but it's more interesting than stockinette. :)

[nova]

They looks fantastic! It's also nice that the Koigu doesn't obscure the stitch pattern...very nice!

[Sandra]

i love your koigu socks! and yours is the first complete paif of Charades i've seen, very exciting!

this is my first venture into pattern writing and i was certain that no one was going to be able to understand it. i'm so glad you were able to knit the socks up without any glitches. :)

and i have the exact opposite problem, my feet are really wide and i have stubby toes. i find that round toed socks look quite silly on me. :/ love the mods you made, they fit you like a dream.

[Heather]

I'm not much of a sock knitter, so it's rare for a sock post to really grab me. I just love how these turned out! They're lovely :)

[Knittypants]

The pattern and socks go really well together. A lovely match and some comfy socks, woo hoo!

[Jeanne]

Oh, now I may have to change my mind about my Sockapalooza pattern -- again!

[yuvee]

Very nice! The pattern is perfect for "busy" yarns. Love the colour of your Koigu ;)

[JL]

Nice socks.

[lyn]

Very nice socks! I love the neutral colourway :)

[Kai]

lovely socks. the colourway works really well with the pattern.. :)

[Sue]

The socks look great, and the color is very manly isnt it.

[Nicole]

I love love love the delicate colours of this Koigu. And what a perfect marriage with your lovely pattern. Really nice.

[stacey]

These socks are awesome! I plan to start my own pair with some Yarntini Vintage - thanks for the inspiration.