Tin Can Knits Rye Light Socks

Hooray!  I finally knit a different sock pattern.  I tried the free Rye Light pattern by Tin Can Knits which was simple enough but required significant modifications for my rather petite feet.  I used the Urban Girl Yarns SWM sock yarn in Nutmeg that I picked up at trunk show over the summer in RVA. 

I cast on (60 stitches for) the small adult size of the socks, working the 1x1 ribbing with size 1 needles and the rest of the sock on size 2 needles. 

The small adult size of the heel flap was WAY too big for my foot, so big that I actually reverted to the pattern's size length of a baby's heel flap (16 rows total).

I turned the heel to the small adult size but then worked the gusset and foot with a combo of mods.  I picked up 9 stitches on each side of the heel flap (baby size) for a total of 33 stitches on each side (66 stitches total) and then only knit of total of 3 decrease rounds (6 rounds total to get back down to 60 stitches in the round).

 

For the rest of the pattern, I followed the small adult instructions.  I'm very pleased with the results and quite proud of myself for successfully calculating my own modifications.

Next, I am going to try this pattern again, entirely on size 1 needles with different yarn.  I'm am curious to see what (if any) modifications will be required.