I created this sock because I was looking for a new way to use my self-striping sock yarn. Rather than working all the way around, this pattern has you knit the leg in slanted sections, which are joined to each other as you go. It is written for two circular needles, and I strongly recommend you stick with those tools through the leg section. T...

I love hand painted yarn. The way the colors play against each other always makes me smile. I don’t love the way the colors often pool, making huge blobs of color that just sit there instead of working together like they do in the skein. This sock is designed to minimize or eliminate pooling. No pool? No diving!