Rubbish Day, Talk to Me About Socks!

[glinda]

I've had a rubbish day at work and I'm trying to distract myself in a positive fashion.

So...knitters of dreamwidth, if you would, please tell me about your favourite sock patterns. I have a bunch of sock wool and I kinda hate the pattern that came with the wool. I'm therefore looking for recommendations for better sock patterns. What are your favourites? Why do you love them? Do you prefer starting at the cuff or toe-up socks? Magic loop or four pins? And what on earth is an 'after-thought heel'?

Comments

[snakeling]

I prefer toe-up, because I'm always deathly afraid of getting short, even though I've knit enough socks to know that 100g is more than enough for two socks in my size.

I use either magic loop or two circulars. I don't like dpns, because I always get ladders.

My favourite heel is the German short row heel, which I discovered in Balaenopteridae socks. I tend to adapt patterns to use my favourite heel.