Anyone have a 2 toned top down sock pattern?

Question

I have 2 skeins of sock yarn, need both for a pair of socks, and want to use them together, but I can't find a sock pattern that would use both. The colours I have are a soft pink, and a rich bamboo green. I do top down sock patterns, and 5 dpns.
A romantic pattern would be best, as I'm making the socks for my grandmother.

Answer 1

Sorry if my thoughts on this one are a little scattered...I was adding as I found them...I hope you can find something that works for you and grandma.

Good luck!



This is an interesting two tone pattern. I think it would look far more romantic in the colours you have on hand.

http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter02/PATTtangledgarden.html

You could also just start knitting your sock pattern and design your own pattern. Perhaps the toes and cuff one colour and the rest of the sock the other. The other option is to use your colours in stripes.

This pattern could also be adapted to two colours if you use one colour in place of the white and the other colour whenever either of the other two colours are called for.

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns2/socks/panda-wool-heart-shamrock.html

These illusion socks may be interesting too...I don't know your grandmother of course.

http://slippedstitch.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_slippedstitch_archive.html

Here is a site that teaches you how to make your own two toned patterned socks

http://tiajudy.com/cybersox.htm

What about either of these with the cuff one colour and the rest of the sock the other.

http://www.knitty.com/issuespring06/PATThedera.html

http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter06/PATTmonkey.html

This pattern shows striping in socks...I'm not so sure about the combo for g-ma, but you get the idea of how you could work with it in your colours.

Answer 2

Why don't you make the toes, heel and the fold down top one color and the rest with your other color. I have no idea what a romantic theme for socks would be. Sorry but this is all I could think of to help you.

Answer 3

http://www.socknitters.com/lessons/afterthoughtheels.htm

http://www.knittinggeek.com/howto/chooseheels.htm

http://www.socknitters.com/Tips/heels_by_the_number.htm



Maybe one of the above sites will give you some inspiration.