pattern launch | zigzaggy socks

The Zigzaggy Socks started life as the plain old Zig Zag Socks but upgraded to the better name when I realised there were already 100 zig zag sock patterns on Ravelry! Ha!

Speckles and zig zags - not great pals

I had originally designed the socks as a quick make for Betsy using a sock set from Woolly Mama Yarns that she had liked.

The Popping Candy sock set originally came with a neon yellow contrast colour but I swapped it out for the bright pink at Betsy’s request and I love the combination but sadly the zig zag pattern is lost amongst all those pretty speckles and whilst they are nice socks and I’m sure Betsy will get a lot of wear out of them, I was disappointed that you couldn’t see the pattern texture.

So I decided to make a pair in a solid colour yarn to see how that would turn out and blimey, the difference is incredible.

I can NOT believe how amazing the pattern looks in a solid colour yarn!

Now that’s what I call a zig zag pattern…..

I used Scheepjes Metropolis in the Bangalore (light pink) and Bogota (dark pink) colourways and 2.25mm needles. These socks are worked over 60 stitches and usually I would go up to a 2.5mm needle but for this pattern it doesn’t seem to be necessary (I’m not sure why, they just work up quite loose).

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I hope that you like my new pattern, you can buy it now on either Ravelry or Etsy for £2.00 and if you fancy it please share your Zigzaggy Socks with me on instagram using the hashtag #zigzaggysocks or #potterandbloom.

Happy knitting lovely people.