Havers is a top-down, knitted in the round, with a mock rib heel flap (that is oh so comfy) and double decrease heel sock (well, a pair actually).
Aren’t they pretty? They are also so very comfy. Here are the stats:
Yarn: Hill Creek Yarns Superfine Superwash in the Shasta Daisy colorway
Needles: Size 1 US, 2.25 mm
Size: Women’s medium
Gauge 6 sts per inch over pattern
The Havers pattern will be on sale soon.
Now you may ask, as I often do, where did the name come from? I am a huge, huge fan of British TV, particularly mysteries. The one that PBS is currently running on their Mystery program is the Inspector Lindley series. Inspector Lindley’s intrepid partner is a woman with the surname Havers. She’s my favorite character. She’s very straight forward and so is this pattern, not to mention that I watched several episodes while I knit up these socks.
One more thing I wanted to mention. Did you see the spiffy sock blockers in the picture up top, go on take a look, I’ll wait. They’re (coated) metal coat-hangers. I should invest in some spiffy wooden ones, but these worked great. They also allow for more air flow than wooden ones. I found the pattern here.
Oh, did you know, you can also make a Swift with coat hangers, really. Isn’t recycling cool!
Thanks for the link! Re-using and recycling are a must for fibre-crafters, don’t you think?