Trying out a new pattern usually means figuring out the "vanilla" version where you test how many rows for the leg length, how many rows for the foot length, whether you should knit it in a small or a medium. Once discovered, such a pattern becomes a good friend and it's a whole lot easier to start a production of the same basic pattern with a variety of yarns and even customised flourishes.
Here's the first pair in two sizes! The left sock is a small, the right sock a medium. Both socks are a wee bit short -- and I will be adding another 5-10 rows to the medium sock. But that both fit more or less, and they are very comfortable. So even though they are not really matching, I'm good for now.
Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....
