Things have been a bit hectic with me (to put it mildly) for the past few months, but are beginning to calm down now, thankfully. First there was a flurry of holiday knitting that was eating up every last second of my time (except for when we stopped to build a snowman! He was taller than I am!), and since then it’s been a combination of work, travel, and job interviews (!!!) that have kept me super busy. I’ve hardly finished any items since Jan 1!
So, I’m going to start with posts about the holiday knitting projects, and this post will feature lace bee socks. They were a commission for a friend who loves bees, and she picked out the pattern and the yarn-both were fun to work with, though the pattern was toe up, which is not my favorite. The sock fits fine on my foot model, but it pulls at the heel when on my foot. This is why I really like a long heel flap on my feet…
The socks feature a bee on the tip of the toe (garter butt, lace wings and antenna, and stockinette head), with a honeycomb lace pattern up the top of the foot and cuff.
The yarn is from Forbbiden Fiber co, on their ‘pride’ sock base. It’s very subtly sparkly (particularly in this grey color), which I love. I think the subtle sparkles are very nice. I made some modifications to the pattern, in particular how the increases are done going up the leg, but overall I think it was a good pattern as was. It’s Bee Socks by Vint Hill Knits.