I hadn’t knit socks for a while but last year, I knit 3 pairs! Two pairs for the men in my life and one for myself. I owe my daughter a pair of ankle socks but I haven’t started those yet.
Today, I want to talk about the socks for the guys. I knit them both the Coffee Talk sock pattern by Tracie Millar from the Grocery Girls podcast. I liked this pattern so much that I knit it twice. Now, that’s rare for me but I really enjoyed it.
For both socks, I used Hedgehog Fibres Sock yarn for the body and contrasting cuff, heels and toes. I knit the large size using US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles. They turned out fitting the guys’ feet perfectly.
Knitting socks is no small task. Knitting socks for men definitely ups the ante. My son wears a size 10.5 shoe, say what?!!! I have to give total credit to the yarn colours though because I really enjoyed knitting both pairs and didn’t have second-sock-syndrome with either pair.
For the first pair, I used the colour Anime for the body and Shamrock for the contrast. The Anime is a lovely grey with neon speckles throughout. The bright green Shamrock worked out to be the perfect contrast.
Pattern: Coffee Talk Socks by Tracie Millar of the Grocery Girls Podcast
Yarn: Hedgehog Fibres Sock Yarn in “Anime & Shamrock”
Needles: Sizes US 1.5 / 2.5 mm
For the second pair, I fell in love with this colourway called Kimono. It is a vibrant blue yarn with gorgeous stripey speckles. I went with a neutral contrast for the cuffs, heels and toes using the Typewriter colourway.
A few technical pattern-changes for the second pair that — I ran out of Typewriter for the toe of the second sock and so I striped it with Kimono. I extended the textured stitch pattern throughout the top of the foot omitting the bands of reverse stockinette on the sides and on the toes.
I literally had 3 inches of the Typewriter colourway left after I wove in the ends on my second sock. Close call!
If I had to knit this again, I would definitely follow the pattern as written as it has a better fit. Also, I won’t be playing yarn chicken and have the stripes transitioning nicely into a solid-coloured toe.
Pattern: Coffee Talk Socks (slightly modified) by Tracie Millar of the Grocery Girls Podcast
Yarn: Hedgehog Fibres Sock Yarn in “Kimono & Typewriter”
Needles: Sizes US 1.5 / 2.5 mm
Of course, the knitting watchdog has to scrutinize all my handmade things. These socks passed his inspection 😉
Jocelyn
Ah socks! Yours look great! I have a few sock WIPs that need to get sorted and your post reminded me about them. Thanks! I hope you and yours are well.
Preeti Post author
You will always and forever be the Sock Queen Supreme! Looking forward to seeing more socks from you.
Someday I will have a sock drawer filled with handknit socks 🙂 We are doing well and I hope the same goes for you and your family too x