My little swirls go in the OPPOSITE direction! Here's how that came to be: J discovered by reducing the cast on by one, 53[62] instead of 54[63] it eliminated the need to alter the p3, k6 repeat at the end of each round. I made my first one like that, but I wanted my "flags" to fly in the opposite direction. So for my second sock, I ADDED one to the nine stitch repeat, making my cast on 55[64]. It is simply magic to watch those little swirls wind around the sock. Now, this does mean that one sock is two stitches bigger in diameter than the other. Find your guage and do the math to figure out how big of a deal this is going to be for you. For me, my right foot & ankle are bigger than their southpaw counterparts, so both tootsies are happy with their custom fitted cocoons.
I used about 67gm of Schoeller & Stahl Fortissima Colori in Stars/Stripes. The fuzz from the red "bleeds" a little into the white.
I've been asked if they twist around my foot while I'm wearing them because of the pattern. I wore them all day yesterday in Birks and they stayed right were they were and there was absolutely NO slouch to the ankle. I also don't feel the purl bumps on the bottom. I am very happy with this pattern and will do them again, but first there are about seventeen other patterns I'm itching to sink my needles into! (And that's JUST socks!)
