Vanilla is the New Black

Vanilla is the New Black - DK/Sport Version

Sorry the photo above is a little blurry! I had to assume a pretty awkward position to snap that photo. Ha, ha!



"Vanilla is the New Black" is the name of this sock pattern and the designer was definitely thinking outside the box when she designed this pattern. The heel is basically a Strong Heel.  When you knit a Strong Heel, you work the heel over half of the sock's stitches and the increases occur on the far right and the far left of those stitches.  But in this pattern, the increases happen in the middle of the heel stitches and, as the number of stitches increases, you incorporate the new stitches into a ribbed design.  Pretty cool, huh?

This pattern comes in a fingering/sock weight version and a DK/sport weight version.  These socks were knit in Knitting Fever Indulgence 6 ply yarn (DK weight) is a merino wool, silk, and nylon blend. I scored this ball of yarn for $5.00!  The photo above and below show one sock right side out and one sock inside out.  I noticed photos in the pattern showed some socks inside out.  The heel actually looks fantastic right side or wrong side out which is unusual.



Here is the link to the pattern (click HERE). This is the DK/Sport weight version but, like I said, the pattern is also available in a sock/fingering weight version.  If you purchase both patterns at the same time on Ravelry, think you get a little discount.