Sock Knitters Anonymous October challenge: texture

I love all the Scottish texture patterns found in ganseys. So, in honor of the Molly and Hector MacDonald characters in the BBC series MONARCH OF THE GLEN, I’ve designed this sock. She’d be wearing these while mucking around in her garden, placing a bet with her bookie, painting in her studio, or plotting her next antic in promoting women’s rights in the sleepy village of Glenbogle; Hector would wear them with his kilt on walks down by the loch, golfing with Killwillie, shooting with Golly, or schmoozing with the local politicos. ++

++I originally named it Molly MacDonald, but my spouse, The Old Goat, loved the pattern, so it’s become Molly & Hector. As it turns out, it’s a great unisex design.

texture pattern socks, toe-up
CO 14 each needle, JMCO
increase each round up to round 6, then
increase every other round to 64 total sts. Knit even 5 more rounds.
Charted design, 32 sts; set up chart and main chart.
women’s size nine: 3 pattern repeats plus 5 more rows. Knit gusset and heel turn, reduce sts to 32 on back needle on row after last heel turn row, then begin in pattern per the front. Leg: 3 pattern repeats plus whatever was left from starting again after heel turn. 1” 1 x 1 ribbing cuff. Jeny’s Surpisingly Stretchy bind-off.
Men’s: 4 complete pattern repeats for men’s size 10.5. Knit gusset and heel turn, reduce sts. to 34 on back needle after last heel turn row, then begin pattern per front needle/instep. Leg: 4 pattern repeats plus whatever rows were knit after beginning knitting in the round after the heel turn.

First sock finished: 10-17-11.
Pair finished 10-26-11.