Presenting Lizzie's Lacy Ribs!
A special friend of mine has a birthday today! Yes, it's Lizzie's bithday so go wish her a happy one, I'll wait right here.....
Now that you're back, here's my story....
Liz is an avid sock knitter too but she had never knit with Mountain Colors Bearfoot which is one of my most favorite sock yarns! I knew her birthday was coming up so I decided to knit her some socks with the lovely Bearfoot.
After much debate, I chose the rich and beautiful Meadow colorway. Now Bearfoot has a high mohair content which translates to less elasticity and memory, or the commonly used technical term "sproing"....hehehe. I wanted some type of pattern that would provide the sproing the yarn itself lacked. I wanted a rib but something more special than a 2x2 or even a mistake stitch. After much thought and perusal of stitch dictionaries I give you 
Just in time for summer when cotton socks are all the rage and floppy, saggy cuffs aren't :)
32 comments:
very pretty and SMART! i love the match of stitch pattern to fiber composition, and how you explained it so well to help newer knitters know what to do.
thanks for taking the time to write out SEVEN sizes and give it out for free. i love it!
Oh Deb..these are wonderful. I'm just on my second pair of socks and I could even understand the pattern..and wow they are so pretty!
Hi everyone, I can testify that this pattern is awesome cos I am a test knitter! Hahaha ... and I use high cotton blend yarn and the leg is still very "sproing" ... give it a try, I'm sure you'll like it. :D Am I right, Debi?
Ooooh! Yay! Thanks for the freebie Debi, and I love it. Happy birthday to Lizzie.
What colorway is that Bearfoot? It's calling me from afar.......
Thank you Debi for the free pattern! I can't wait to try it - I LOVE LOVE LOVE SOCKS :) All of your samples look fantastic :)
For crying out loud....
With so many knitters doing lace this summer around blogland, these will fit right in! Very cute!!
Wow, v. cool! They look great--a four row repeat--for a take along project. :)
Lovely pattern well done!
Debi, how clever of you to write this wonderful pattern, I love it, it is just what I was looking for and I am also anxious to try your heel - thank you!
WONDERFUL! You are the sock queen! I can grab some sotton yarn at MD and try them.
Love the heel--!
You are so wonderful for sharing your patterns and techniques! Thank you for another wonderful one.
Thank you for that! I really like it and will add it to my list. I'm on my second pair of socks (ever) and enjoying the process. Trying to learn all the different heels and toes, but it's going slow. I have too many things to knit!
Thanks again.
Sheri in GA
Thank you for sharing your beautiful patterns! Thanks to you, I'm getting a new gadget! The darning egg...LOVE the gadgets! And it makes sense to have an egg if you make socks, makes the final process seem so easy! Thanks for sharing that too! Gotta run...
Perfect! I have been appointed by my knitting group to collect free sock patterns off the net and then present a program about them in October. I'm going to try to knit as many of them as I can fit in this summer and yours will be first on the list. Thanks Deb!
Dorothy (Missouri Star)
What a great birthday present! Very nice ;)
I love that blue one. Where do you get cotton fine? I've never heard of it.
These look so cool! I love a sock with something to keep me interested, and the sizes are so awesome! FINALLY, a sock I won't have to "adjust"! YAY!!!!!
Thanks so much for the pattern, Debi! Just the thing for me to try on some yarn/cotton blend I've been aging for a couple of years.
Did anybody every tell you what a great knitter / caring person / creative crafter you are? We're so lucky you took up bloggin a year ago! Thank you!
Beautiful socks, Deb! Thanks so much for making the pattern available for us!
Cool! They look fabulous. Thanks for the pattern too.
Thanks for the wonderful sock pattern. It is exactly what I was looking for!
seeing as how my birthday is may 3 also - i so gotta make me a pair! thanks, tis a gorgeous pattern too!
Oh wow, thanks! This is just what I was looking for a new pair of cotton socks. Wanted to do something different from reg ribbing. This will be the ticket!
Help - when I try to pull up the pattern my comuter says there is some kind of mistake, I use hand spum alpaca/mohair blend for socks - goats make the best rugs and do not wear out, so in socks they wear longer. Would love to have the pattern - and the sprong
Shirin
Help help--
computer dummy here can not find
the pattern.......
LADIES, if you leave a comment anonymously I CANNOT HELP YOU!!!!
The pattern is on the side bar on the right in fact there are TWO versions, PDF and Word doc!
Debi,
Cool pattern Thanks!! We are coming to Daytona tomorrow....wish it were closer so we could meet!!
Pretty pattern and such a beautiful blue. :)
Darilyn
Hi from Austria! Oh, these socks are so pretty, I love the pattern you chose, and the yarn seems so soft and cozy - have to check out if this one's available over here as well!
The socks are gorgeous, but you already knew I thought that. I have been buried for several weeks, and barely able to even lurk. The necklace is pretty great too - have you worn it yet?
I can't wait to see a photo of the new cotton sweater you are working on! Enjoy what is left of the weekend!
Hard to believe, but the socks look even better in person! The yarn is sooo much nicer than I imagined (I will buying more in the future).
So cool to have my own namesake pattern. A million thank you's to my Dear Friend Debi. I cannot thank you enough for all the birthday goodies and wishes you sent me. You made my birthday special when no one else could. Somehow, thank you doesn't seem like enough. xoxo :)
I really like your pattern! Its pretty and very simple/easy to follow. I am using it for my very first pair of socks. In MalAbrigo worsted weight. This is my class project for learning how to knit
Toe Up Socks.
I feel like a dope but I can't find your pattern! Can you point a newbie in the right direction? There doesn't seem to be a choice for it today (May 26). I'll go hide back under a rock now... :)
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