Another Helix Sock Start

 I finished my Musselburg hat last night (post and pics to follow). I have a vast sock yarn stash so raided it to find a couple of contrasting yarns to knit another pair of Helix socks.

Both these yarns are mystery yarns. The black is a commercial yarn and the variegated blue yarn was some of my hand-dyed I believe. I'm pretty sure I started a different project with it, then frogged it and rewound it back into a yarn cake.

This first sock will have black cuff, heel, and toe. The second sock will have the opposite yarn for heel and toe. 

Why knit a helix sock? There are no jogs at the beginning of each round because the yarns basically chase each other around the round.

The method I use is very simple. I cast on 72 sts over two needles and knit K3, P1 for the length of the cuff. Then added the second colour, knitting all the way around until 3sts before the colour change. Slip those next 3 sts and pick up the first colour and knit around to 3 sts before the colour change to colour #2. Keep going around and around like that and aside from where you joined the second yarn, there will be no jogs. 

Simple!

This technique will work with any knitting in the round - sweaters, sleeves, hats, cowls, etc.

Try it!