Cuffless

I was so excited to cast on these Empoisonnee by Yarnissima!

I did some stash diving and found some really pretty Koigo KPPPM.

Great pattern.  It was really a fairly simple knot, keep in mind though I have knit other Yarnissima patterns. That probably helped.  But really it is easy.  The heel is so much fun to make.  The cables became so easy to read I didn't need to use the chart.

I had two big problems while knitting these:
#1
I forgot the little pattern intro I read where Yarnissima is raving about the extra yardage in a skein of Wollmeise and how she took advantage of this and made a great cuff on the sock.

     Hmmm...

            opps! I didn't use any of my precious Wollmeise.

If I had...my Empoisonnee wouldn't be cuffless.

But in all actuality...if you didn't know they were intended to have a cuff, you wouldn't know. Seriously.  They still turned out pretty nice and the KPPPM was a perfect match for this pattern. I have to mention, also, that I was pleasantly surprised by how much they softened up after washing.  Very nice. I was thinking I was pretty cool.  Great socks.  This will be a perfect gift for the Yarnball.

But then suddenly I saw one sock rolled a little on the bind off edge.  It puzzled me.  I couldn't figure it out.  Hmmm...these are a gift to another knitter.  They really should be perfect or as close to it as possible.  So I looked a little closer. (Go ahead look-I'll wait)

What the heck? How did I not notice this sooner!

Well, after a few days of pouting and feeling bad for myself, I ripped back my cuffless Empoisonnee and ribbed it like I should have in the first palce.

Now they match.  Perfectly.

Comments

[Heather Azzarello]

terrific looking socks! The heels are amazing - jealous :)

[Ann]

The socks look gorgeous - love the colors. They still look good without the cuffs.

[Carolynn]

doh! lol; we all do these things sometimes... ;)

[Nell]

Beautiful! That koigu goes perfectly with that pattern.

[Amanda Cathleen]

so beautiful! I love all those colors and the koigu is perfect for that pattern. Great job

[Susan - Knitters Delight]

Gorgeous details!

[Jennie]

Great looking socks!

[Heather]

Oh these are totally cool, and I have that very Koigu in my sick stash!!

[Ragged Around The Edges]

Cuffless or not, these are absolutely gorgeous.

[stacey]

You always have the best adventures - and the best socks in the end. Nice work!:)

[Carie]

As you said - if you didn't know that they were supposed to have a longer cuff you wouldn't notice - both the pattern and the yarn are beautiful - it looks like a great pattern for really multicoloured yarn as it isn't overpowered by the colour changes.