Left Lifted Increase Question

March Kit Questions | May 28, 2008
By Shelly Goering

Sad to say I’m a bit behind on the March kit and am now frenzied trying to complete it before I end up too far behind for May and have a stress disorder come fall when I’m three kits behind.

I’m about 3 inches into the leg on the first sock. Love the pattern but have a question about the “left lifted increase”. When you put the “left leg of the stitch two rows below” on the right-hand needle, is the “left leg” one strand or two? I’m also finding it virtually impossible to insert the needle from front to back. I’ve been lifting one strand from back to front and then “twisting” it when I put it on the left needle so it’s in correct position (or I’m knitting throught the back loop). Did anyone else have this dilemma? The pattern is coming out fine, but the center section between the leaves doesn’t look symmetrical — the LLI side is bulkier than the RLI side, so I wonder if I’m doing the stitch incorrectly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, and happy knitting!

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May: Cleopatra’s Stockings

Designer's Corner | May 27, 2008
By MarjanHammink

dear sock knitters,

hej - I’d like to say hello to you all! My name is Marjan, I live in the Netherlands and I designed Cleopatra’s Stockings.

This pattern was the result of a piece of lovely ribbon, wrapped around a mannequin’s foot. I loved the way it curved around & around. I tried to follow the path that the ribbon had shown me, yes also on the foot sole…. But the effect would be even double if I only kept the pattern on the upper foot… And why not create ladders where you’d avoid them, holes where previously unwanted? Not too much though, I wanted it to be a fast knit after all and the yarn hardly needed anything, gorgeous as it is already. Wishing you lots of fun with the Cleopatra’s - Yarnissima

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