Project Update 4 - Mock Cable Socks

Because my cousin, Casey, begged and pleaded and cast herself onto the floor in front of me, I am knitting her a pair of Mock Cable Socks. The pattern is in the book Socks from the Toe Up: Essential Techniques and Patterns from Wendy Knits, which I bought back in the summer during a trip to Oklahoma. I believe I bought it at a cute yarn store in Guthrie, called Sealed with a Kiss, in case you're interested.

In any event, since I'm not one to deny a person the pleasure of knitted socks, I immediately cast on for the socks. I wish I could recall the yarn info (and if anyone recognizes it, please drop me a note), but somewhere along the way I lost the band. It's beautiful stuff, though.

Here's where I admit that I haven't exactly had the greatest luck with toe-up socks in the past. Ahem. I don't know what my malfunction was, but I appear to have conquered it with Judy's Magic cast on (described in the book, as well as on Knitty.com, in a youtube video, and apparently at Sock Summit 2009). Needless to say, it's a method that works well for toe ups. Judy Becker, I love you.

Right now, the foot looks enormous, which has me a wee bit concerned, since I'm pretty sure Casey has cute, dainty little feet, and does not, in fact, secretly sport Sasquatch-sized tootsies.