Men’s Sock Patterns…
I’m ready for a more challenging sock pattern. I’m getting tired of just plain ribs for the ankle. Today I did not leave my wallet in the car and I bought some worsted weight Lamb’s Pride to make some really warm sort of house socks for a friend of ours who lives on the top of a mountain in NM in the middle no where and his housing is less than comfortable in the winter. When he was visiting a while ago he happened to give me a hint as to his favorite color. So, I’m set, except I’d like a more interesting pattern than a standard 1X1, 3X1, 2X2 etc. rib. I’d preffer the pattern to be free or downloadable. But am somewhat flexible. So, please enlighten me with your favorite patterns for men’s socks. It doesn’t have to be worsted weight. I can do okay adjusting to match my gauge or I hope to knit some socks for DH as well so I’d like to build a set of links…
Oh, and while I’m asking questions… I thought I remembered reading somewhere that you could carry sewing thread with to reinforce toes/heels - is this true and if so is it a particular type of sewing thread? The stuff I bought last week just doesn’t come in enough colors to look good with the yarn purchase I made today so if I could just use some sewing thread I could pick a color that blended better.
TIA!
