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Thank you so much for all the lovely comments on my Pomatomus socks. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the encouragement I get from all the positive feedback from you all! They’re especially important to me now that I have seemed to hit a brick wall with my new sock project.
I’m using Socks That Rock Lightweight in the beautiful colourway Mist and the pattern Jaywalker by the talented Grumperina. I find it ironic that after pouring through my many pattern books I ultimately decided on a free pattern from the Internet. I might not be faithful to this pattern till the end though.
Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with the pattern or the yarn as far as I can tell. There’s just something wrong with the way my ankles taper to tiny twigs from my calves. So even though socks will fit me well up top, they inevitably start to sag around the ankles.
The easiest remedy for this would be for me to switch to a smaller needle size when I reach the ankles, which is what I did for the Braided Cable Socks. This worked out really well as these are the best fitting socks I have in my sock drawer. The problem with switching to size 2.0mm needles with this particular sock is that I don’t think the yarn will be able to handle it. I just don’t think there’s enough give to the pattern and the STR yarn is too heavy for 2.0mm/0US needles.
So I’m asking for help! I adore this yarn and I think this pattern really shows it off to great advantage. How do I prevent the slouchy ankles? Or should I move on to a pattern with some ribbing in the pattern?
