The Perfect Knitted Sock

In the fall a knitter's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of warm snuggly socks...  or at least, this knitter's thoughts do.  I've had a little extra time between homeschooling kids, class planning, writing a sample project for a new job offer and general house cleaning and Thanksgiving preparations this week, so I started some socks.  The first as you can see, is nearly done -- just lacks a toe.

As I chose a pattern for this gorgeous yarn (Malabrigo Sock - Arbol, in case anyone's wondering), I realized that because my mind was so full of details related to multiple work obligations and home repairs, I needed a simple sock to work on.  Anything fiddly at this point, might just put me over the edge.  Thinking about it, I put together the elements I like best for wearability and durability in a sock and so far, I think it's ideal, or as my blog title indicates, the "perfect sock."

It's nothing fancy, a cuff that's a basic k2p2 rib, but with twisted knit stitches (i.e., through the back loop), and then a basic k3p1 rib for the rest of the sock (w/a basic short row heel and soon a kitchenered toe).  There's absolutely not a fancy thing about it -- in fact it's so plain, I'm thinking of adding a picot edging to the top of the cuff just to girl it up a bit.  Still, it's been a very satisfying knit.  The fit so far is perfect and I'm seriously in love with the color.  So happy to have one simple thing in my life right now!