When I finished sewing up the toe on the black socks having decreased according to the ‘recipe’ (yesterday’s post) my eyes took a good look at the toes. Then I stared at my feet…….
Then I went and got a piece of paper and traced around my feet, the right one in its natural state, the left one with a sock on. Either way the shape did not match the shape of the sock. Hmmmm.
As an experiment, on the latest pair of woodsman socks, I did not decrease as for the toe but knit until the desired entire length of foot and then cast off at the foot width. It did occur to me to shape for the slope from big to little toe but then I would have a right and left sock: keep life simple is my ongoing mantra!
They feel good on the foot – sort of spacious. I am trying to think of unforeseen problems. Knit in the round socks are worn flat at the toe end; shaping for a roundish heel makes sense; at the toe end it makes sense to shape it flat.
Maybe other sock patterns allow for the rectangle at end of foot. Hmmmm, again. I have only ever made woodsman socks. Will have to do some snooping research when next I see someone casting off the toe of a sock…