Toe-Up

There was one winter, maybe even last winter, when I spent a lot of time knitting socks.  I'm fond of light-weight yarns and thin needles which create a delicate fabric that is a pleasure to knit (for me, at least).  Amongst you are stellar sock knitters include Fridica, My Sister's Knitter, and GerryART. When I see the socks that these folks are working on, I'm always so impressed and, yes, in awel.

I haven't knit socks in quite a while.  Not for any specific reason other than the fact that my attention has been drawn to non-sock projects.  And then recently, my boss had a serious foot injury that has required multiple surgeries and long stints in a cast.  With the colder weather upon us, he has been in dire need of a large sock to cover his exposed toes that are not covered by the cast.  Knowing what an avid knitter I am, he asked if I would design a toe cover for him, one that was wide enough to go over his cast and thick enough to keep his toes warm. And yes, I knit this in 100% wool.

As I have always knit socks from the top down to the heel and then to the toe, I was a little stumped at first.   And then I came across this video for toe-up socks and I now have another great method for my repertoire.

Cascade 220 Wool

I measured the span of his cast and created this toe sock which fits perfectly.  To stay snug on the cast, I knit a 2x rib but I also think it adds a nice little design element to an otherwise plain knit.  He's thrilled with this and I've since knit him another one in black and am thinking I may get back to knitting socks again.  I'll have to keep an eye on what all you sock knitters are working on and get started on some holiday gifts