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Toes on Dope
Jacquline and I found this gorgeous yarn, Happy Feet by Plymouth Yarn
I wanted to design something special for Love Day, but without all the pink frilly hearts the day is known for. Rather than a saccharine sweet heart motif, I chose the 2 chemicals of love for my socks: Serotonin and Dopamine.
Toes on Dope feature 2 beaded charts: on the first sock the Dopamine molecule, and on the second sock a Serotonin molecule. If you’ve never embellished a knitted piece with beads it can seem intimidating, but it’s really quite easy! These beads are added as you work them, no need to string them on in advance.
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No matter whether you want to wear your heart on your sleeve or crush it under your heel, these socks are for you! As you can see in the picture to the left, they’re really cute with flats and tights. Here I am rocking them at the bookstore while searching for a gift for Mr. Llama.
The socks are worked toe up with a short row toe and heel. In the pattern, I use a provisional cast on and if you’re unfamiliar with the technique here is a short video that will walk you through it.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_meYcUv1T0c]Toes on Dope is now available in the Lattes and Llamas pattern store on Ravelry. You can find it here. And here is the really fabulous part. For this week only they are FREE to you, my caffenistas! Enter the coupon code “caffenista” at check out and until Feb 21st, 2014, this pattern will cost you zero dollars.
If you have any questions as you complete the socks, please reach out to me at dr [dot] daisyespresso [at] gmail [dot] com. I am more than happy to help!
~ Megan-Anne
Oxytocin won’t fit on a sock.
Thank you my friend, I am proud to be able to read the writing on your article!
Thank you :D They are beautiful. Now I just need to work up the courage to knit with beads…
The technique used for these is actually really simple. You basically just pick up a bead with a very thin crochet hook, slip it onto the stitch and knit the stitch. I’m not a fan of stringing beads onto the yarn in advance so that’s a really easy work around. You can totally do it :)
The yarn sounds great and the socks look fabulous! I love that there are two different beaded patterns with one for each sock. Your PS cracked me up too. Thanks for the coupon code!
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