I'm Getting There!
I'm done with the increases and I have 3 or 4 inches left on the knee high. The self-patterning did get narrower but I still think it looks OK.
Now I'm trying to decide how to finish off the top. The options I'm considering are:
- Keep knitting straight and do 1.5 inches of ribbing to finish it off
- Decrease some stitches the last couple of inches and then switch to ribbing, with the hope that the decreasing will help keep the socks up
- Knit in some elastic for the last few inches. Do they make clear elastic?
All you knee high experts out there -- what do you think?
Definitely don't decrease at the top. It will do the opposite and will make them slide down to a place where they are more comfortable. I think some good ribbing will work well. Maybe K1tbl, P1. I love the way it looks and it's a tighter rib.
They definitely make clear elastic, and it's like a thread you can knit along with your yarn. Easy peasy!
They do make clear elastic. One thing you can do is work ribbing (maybe 1x1) for the last inch or so, then thread in the elastic afterwards using a crochet method on the WS. This way the elastic doesn't affect the gauge. There's a good demo of this in Katherine Buss' Big Book of Knitting.
Good luck finding the clear elastic--I have seen it before. They looks so cute!
i love the socks! i think the stripes look great!! my pipis have the elastic thread (if you need red, i've got a ton!) and they still slide a bit, not all the way down, but after wearing them for several hours i find myself tugging them back up to full height
Wow those are so tall! I'm impressed. I get bored and stop my socks before I should so I'd never make it to a knee-high. ;-) Oh, and I have short legs, thank goodness.
Those are soooo cool.
Guess where I'm going for a micro-honeymoon. ;D