Socks… and then more socks…
It’s all socks, all the time here at Sheep Geek Central. I’ll be starting another lace project once the Dream in Color Baby comes back into stock, but in the meantime, let me show you some socks.
The Bellamoden sportweight socks are finish, and have been for about a week. They’re currently off to their new home.
The yarn knit up beautifully. It’s very smooshy and sproing-y, which, for me, is huge. The twist could have been a little tighter, but, even so, the yarn wasn’t splitty at all. You can get Bellamoden’s yarn at The Loopy Ewe. And, probably, some other places. I wouldn’t know. *grins*
The only complaint, is that the stitch pattern didn’t show up very well. This pattern, Making Tracks by Wendy Johnson, really needs either a solid yarn, or a lighter yarn. Sadly, I love dark purple. Still, while not very defined, the stitch pattern does offer some extra texture to the yarn.
Snuggles thinks they’re plenty warm and comfy. And that’s what counts.
And, being that I’m not doing sweaters for a while and I’m waiting on my laceweight yarn, I’ve started another pair of socks. This one is for the Summer Red Knit-A-Long, being hosted ove at The Loopy Groopies board on Ravelry. (Of course, if you’re not on Ravelry, those links won’t do you a darn bit of good.)
The pattern is Pillars of Fire (yet another Ravelry link), by Terry Ross, and the yarn… oh, the yarn. It’s Pillars of Fire by Wollmeise. That highly coveted, ultra-rare, incredibly gorgeous stuff done up by Claudia out of Germany. I managed to snag this stuff by being part of the Loopy Ewe Sock Club, and while I’m not normally a fan of red, I’m loving how this is knitting up. It’s a pretty subtle shift between red and orange. On the ball, it looks like it would be overly… stripey. But, surprisingly, it’s hardly striping at all, subtle shifting around like, well, a pillar of fire.
Kiki, Minion of Darkness, is also liking the sock pattern. Of course, about half a lace repeat after I took that picture, I discovered that my gauge was a bit too loose and the socks weren’t gonna fit.
*makes very unhappy grumbling noises*