Lucy Neatby - Tradewind Knitwear Designs

Tradewind Knitwear Designs by Lucy Neatby

Technicolour Dreamboots

Cold feet. Need is a powerful design motivation. I was wanting some very warm, tough socks to wear around the house, and having been dabbling with double knitting (two fabrics at once) recently, the idea that the space between the 2 fabrics could be stuffed as insulation occurred to me. I used Socka 4ply yarn, as I had some on hand. It is very tough, warm, machine washable and comes in lovely colours.

I decided to double-knit the entire sock, just for fun, but I have to confess it is exceedingly slow. I had 144 sts in each round, and between each stitch the yarns have to be switched from the back to the front fabric (rather as you were doing a 1 x 1 rib). I stuffed the pockets at the top of the sock for ease of getting on and off and then stuffed no more until I reached the sole. The sole is series of tubes, each stuffed with unspun yarn before closing the tube.

They are effectively 2 pairs of socks in one, with extra insulation and completely reversible, and required about as much work as it would take to knit 3 pairs!

Technicolour Dreamboots

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