Just like the rest of the socks I've knitted so far this year, there's not a lot to say about these! They're just plain vanilla socks. That's mostly what I stick with, especially when using variegated yarn.
I bought this yarn a few months back at the fiber festival. It's dyed by a somewhat local dyer, Unplanned Peacock Studio. This was her 2016 Olde Liberty Fibre Faire colorway. I love her sock yarn and buy a skein whenever I have the chance, but I always end up knitting it into something other than socks for myself. But now I finally have a pair from her yarn! I love the colors, and overall I'm pretty happy with how it worked up. There's a bit of pooling, but it's not too bad.
Plain socks might not be the most exciting knitting ever, but they sure are practical. :) It's very satisfying seeing my sock drawer fill up! And considering that most of my yarn is sock yarn, I need to keep knitting them at a steady pace if I'm ever going to shrink my stash.
Ravelry project page.
Plain socks are great auto pilot projects. A knitter always need those in the queue ;-) Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteBTW- how many skeins of Crazy Z. dou you have? I have an extra one...interested in a swap? :-)
Yes, that's true! :) Happy 4th to you, too! I only have one ball of Crazy Z. at this point...I don't think I'd be able to do a swap right now, but maybe sometime in the future? Thanks for asking! :)
DeleteKnow what? I am not going to use the second ball at all. I will happily mail it if getting extra sock yarn could make your day :-). No swap; nothing in return; no compromise. PM if interested.
DeleteThat's incredibly thoughtful of you! I'll send you an email. :)
DeleteThose are beautiful! And that yarn looks great:)
ReplyDeleteI have yet to knit my first pair of socks, but I am finishing up a beautiful new hat. Already have my next project waiting too (a summer top), but might finally try my hand at socks this fall...
Thanks! You should definitely try sock knitting this fall. It's very addictive. :)
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