I’ve completed the right foot in my first knit pair of socks. (And yes, it really is tailored specifically for the right foot through my placement of toe-shaping decreases).
I used Ella Rae Classic Superwash in a beautiful forest green.
Original directions come from Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd. But instead of decreasing evenly on each side, I let my decreases follow the natural shape of the foot.
When the length of my sock reached my smallest toe, I began decreasing on that side: angling upward toward the larger toes. Only during the last five rows or so, did I begin shaping the other side.
I originated this adaptation when I was crocheting socks by hand. I found the socks fit better when I followed the foot’s natural shape. I call these socks “wearable sculptures.”
Knitting’s greater stretchability makes it less of an issue, but I prefer the more exact shaping of foot-specific socks.
Cross-posted to Ravelry
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