Thank you so much for offering this pattern!

Thank you, just what I was looking for today. Don't know how to knit socks so this will be nice to learn.

Woohooo!!! I have been looking for more interesting patterns for my variegated sock yarn! YAY!

Thank you for nice instruction,I like to knit this socks ,pattern is WOW !!

thank you very much for the pattern this will be fun.

HELP!!    COMPUTER    help     that    is!!    EVERY time  I     TRY       to download the Free Paterns. . . .  it won't work!!   Any clues? Any help??    ANY OTHER Way to Download the free patterns, or other downloads on ths site????

THANKS for trying!

with all sincerity,

Pam W

Thanks so much for this pattern!  I've been pondering a change in my basic sock knitting style (read: made the same sock in nine or ten different yarns --boring!), and what appears in my e-mail today but Cookie A's "Cubist Socks" - and with charts to boot!  Since I've never forced myself to actually learn to read charts comfortably, this could be a very good thing on so many levels!

Ah, another lovely pattern from the great Cookie A!   I've made lots of jaywalkers and everyone love them - non-knitters think it's such a difficult pattern, and who am I to disabuse them?  Knitters know how much fun they are to knit, and how they show off lovely yarns.  And here's another  for the foot show! Will the magical pattern be lost in variegated yarns, though?  It looks a little like that in the picture.  I may try a softer color mix so those cubes really jump out.  Thank you, Cookie!

Nancy in N MN - gemini2@northlc.com -- geminiknitter on ravelry -- midnightmaven.com

What a lovely pattern and I have the perfect yarn for it!  Thanks!

But - The instructions say that at the end of the gusset decreases there are 66 stitches and at the end of the foot before starting decreases there are 72 stitches.  Seems like the 66 is the right number since there are 33 stitches on the foot chart.

Pam, here's some low-level computer help.  Be sure you have Adobe Acrobat reader downloaded on your computer.  It's a free download at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ .  You'll need Reader to see the patterns.  You might also check your firewall and security blocks to be sure these are not blocking your download. Good luck!

"This stitch pattern does not have much give. For a larger leg, work on bigger needles." -- What size/circumfrence foot is this designed for originally?  I don't see that anywhere.

Beautiful pattern, though.

This is a great looking sock and I would love to knit it, but I DON'T do charts, is there written instructions for this?

Thanks,

Lee Werk

lfwerk@yahoo.com

just lovely!! Thank you for the free pattern and have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!

Sandra
Elkhorn, WI

Just started the cuff of a new set of socks this morning..........will try this pattern.......good timing on my part!!  Thank-you!!

Help!  I cannot download the file. I get the message that the file is damaged and cannot be opened.   Any suggestions?

Cookie A.!  My favorite designer!  Love her patterns!

What "Leg Chart"?  It's not in the pattern.  Also don't know what US size 1.5/2.5 mm is.  Sounds like a European size?

Sorry!  Found the charts...but the needles?

Beautiful pattern, but....instructions for Cuff: ....Work Cable Chart. I can find foot, heel, leg and cuff. No cable.  Am I to assume that the Cuff chart and Cable chart are one and the same? Seems logical, but I often mess up 'logical' :-)

Thanks in advance.

Looks so fun!

there is an error when trying to download this wonderful pattern:(

this looks awesome!!  Ive never knitted socks before, but, Im going to give this a go!!  Thanks for the wonderful patterns!! 

Leanne from Australia xo

While I love CookieA's sock designs, including this new Cubist pattern, I must admit patterns like this are not for the faint of heart...or the 1st time sock knitter. Unless you are already adept at knitting in the round (dpns or Magic loop/2 circs) with fine gauge yarns and knitting lace patterning from charts, then I suggest you save this pattern for later. Go knit some plain socks and a charted lace project such as a scarf first, then come back and try Cookie's socks once you have these other skills mastered. For most knitters building the essential skills separately before putting them all together in one moderately complex sock design will save many headaches adn trips to the frog pond.

Another note....US needles in the smaller sizes do not have the same external diameter or numbering system as those manufactured and sold in Europe and elsewhere. A US 1 needle = 2.25mm; a US 2 = 2.75mm. A Euro 1 = 2.5mm, a very common size for knitting socks with fingering wt. yarns. Cookie has recommended this 2.5mm needle (which can be found for sale in the US if you look).

I love knitting lace and I love knitting socks, so this should be a fun pattern to create. Good luck to everyone knitting Cubist socks!

To my eyes, the yarn she uses is so 'lively' that it completely conceals the intricacy of the pattern. I'll be knitting it up in a plain yarn so the 'cubes' can show more clearly.

I agree that this looks lovely!  But I also agree with a a previous poster about a confusion:  "Work Cable Chart" I think should be "Work Cuff Chart"...??  Also, I don't understand why the red box around the Leg Chart is stepped from Rows 1-12.  I do understand the instruction about k2 stitiches each time I start Row 1 (that is every 16 rows, right?), but what's up with the steps?  Thanks for providing this pattern, and for any help you might give!

BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you so much for sharing with us. I'm currently working on my first pair of Cookie A socks (Devon), and I'm really enjoying them.

vos chaussettes sont magnifiques et très original 

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I agree 200% w/ Marangouin that the variegated yarn disguises, too much, the lovely knitting pattern. My rule of thumb is to feature either yarn or feature knitting technique (cables, lace, whatever), not both in the same project. Otherwise you lose the dynamics of both.

To Pamjw.....Clear all of your cookies on your computer and them try again.  I had the same problem a while back and that is what the computer gurus told me to do and it worked like a charm.  Good luck!  Rhonda S.

It looks great - thank you !!

Great socks and If you want to see them in plain yarn, join ravelry.com where several people have them up in their projects.

Thanks so much for offering this Cookie A design!  I'm in the mood for a challenge, since I just completed another plain pair.  I've been using the slick, metal DPNs sold by Knit Pick's lately.  The nice sharp points are perfect for the stitch manipulation necessary for Cookie A's designs, and they're FAST.  Maybe I'll cast these on tonight!

Wendy

Oh, it is definitely true that the pattern does not have much give.  I knitted one sock of a pair in an entrelac design.  No way would it go over my foot!

I read a tip about working entrelac, which is supposed to result in more elasticity:  do not slip the first stitch when knitting the squares.  Although it makes for a tidy way to see your pickup stitches, there is a trade-off in elasticity.  Knit the first stitch and simply pick every other stitch through a single loop (back).  I'm going to try it for this pair!

"What I love about these socks is that the stitchwork is pretty simple—just knits, purls, yarnovers and decreases-and it looks great in multicolored yarns."  What utter nonsense.  The stitch might be very attractive, but in the blotchy wool it's completely lost.  Why do you think the army uses that sort of stuff for camouflage.

If the blocked gauge is 8 stitches per inch, then how do you know if what you are knitting before blocking is correct? 

I see others have had the same questions I did,  My mother doesn't read charts and I'm trying to translate the charts to text, but the first chart called for is the Cable chart and there is no chart with that name.  Does anyone ever respond to our questions?  Or for those of you have started the sock, can you help?

Nice pattern, but it must be an error here - on page 3:

The pattern tells you to decrease until 66 st.
Then - "72 st - 36 top of foot and 36 sole".  This must be wrong? 66 = 72???
66 must be the right number here - 33 top + 33 sole.

I am working this sock on a Malabrigo variegated yarn and the pattern is working well with it.  I wonder if there's an error in the pattern at the end of the heel turn.  Pattern says there will be 19 stitches left and will be ready to work a RS row.  I got 18 stitches and ready to work a WS row.  I just worked a WS row to get back where the pattern says to be and made a stitch in the center of that row. Wondered if anyone else has encountered this before I move on.

Obviously my mistake. 31 stitches decreased down to 19 = 12 decreases in 12 rows would put me on the correct row to continue.

These look like great fun! Perfect for my night knitting after the kids are fast asleep and I need to unwind!!