May 08 2007
Sock Overboard!
So I ‘ve been going a little berserk with the socks lately. I am all psyched up for Sockapalooza, but as I don’t have my yarn yet, the outlet isn’t there. But never fear, I am putting that excitement to good use while I wait for the yarn to arrive. There are plenty of sock plans to execute!. To soak up some of the energy and experiment with some of the ideas whirling in my head, I have 3 separate pairs of socks on the needles.
I have a Jaywalker on the needles, I have the first of the “Psychedelic Sunset” socks which are the “final test socks” - before I make my mom’s gift socks (fair isle sauvie island style). And now I have started up a test sock for my Sockapalooza pal. I am knitting the Jaywalker in STR Medium-weight. I think the color is Peacock. These are really fun to knit and I can really see why they are such a popular pattern. I am enjoying the way this colorway is stripping into the Vs . Although now that it is out of the skein the colors are much more pastel than I originally thought. I have been currently thinking of these as my Easter socks. |
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 These are the little baby toes of my test sock for Sockapalooza. These are STR Light-weight in Azure Malachite. I think that the weight will be similar to the weight of the sock yarn I have coming for my Sock Pal. Right now I am thinking some sort of nice basket weave for the leg, but that might change by the time I am done with the toes. I am currently combing my knitting books for just the perfect idea. Right now these are my commute knitting. (speaking of commuting - I’ll be having a whole lot more time to knit soon, more details in follow-on post)
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The Psychedelic Sunset socks are a follow on to my last pair of koigu socks, hopefully fixing a few of the quibbles I had with their execution and design—like where the “seam” was where I switched colors for the stripes. I will also be adding a fair isle leg to them using patterns from the Blue Moon Fiber Arts “Sauvie Island” sock pattern. If these go as I hope then I can get right on that pair for mom. I hope to have them done before Stitches this year (which would be 1 year from when I promised them to her). They are being knit in some terribly bright colors of koigu.
3 Responses to “Sock Overboard!”
Ooh… I love that Azure Malachite colorway.
I love that colourway you’re using for your Jaywalkers, it really makes the pattern stand out.
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