At Kitchen Sink Dyeworks on Friday she had a contest for a free skein of yarn. All you had to do was leave a note in the comments telling her what color combinations made you think of autumn. This was my entry:
So when I picked up this sock to work on it this weekend, I had a small epiphany. The reason I always felt myself drawn to this yarn was because it pretty much fits my ideal fall color spectrum -- albeit it a rather oversaturated way.
I finished the first sock and used the remainder of the first skein to cast on for the second -- it's amazing to me how easy it is for me to defeat second sock syndrome simply by doing my socks toe up. The magic cast on takes no time at all and then suddenly I have a toe and I'm on my way. I don't have to remember how to do a twisted German cast on, nor do I have to think about dealing with a flap heel and gusset.
This project remains in my basket by the couch where I settle in for TV watching, so I am anticipating a new pair of fall socks soon!
I like the rich purples, reds and oranges of that mark the end of fall leaves -- like nature's final hurrah before going dormant for awhile... at least in the midwest.And this is all true -- when I knit my Charlotte's Web Shawl the color theme was very similar (this post shows the original Koigu colors off) -- my goal was for the colors to be evocative of a walk in the fall woods.
So when I picked up this sock to work on it this weekend, I had a small epiphany. The reason I always felt myself drawn to this yarn was because it pretty much fits my ideal fall color spectrum -- albeit it a rather oversaturated way.
I finished the first sock and used the remainder of the first skein to cast on for the second -- it's amazing to me how easy it is for me to defeat second sock syndrome simply by doing my socks toe up. The magic cast on takes no time at all and then suddenly I have a toe and I'm on my way. I don't have to remember how to do a twisted German cast on, nor do I have to think about dealing with a flap heel and gusset.
This project remains in my basket by the couch where I settle in for TV watching, so I am anticipating a new pair of fall socks soon!
The sock and the colours look great. I love knitting with Lang sock yarn. I think it's lovely and the socks last well.
Very true words about socks from the toe up - the magic cast on has been a revelation for me and I really can't see myself using anything else.
I'm enjoying my current pair of toe up socks. I used the figure 8 cast on, which was pretty simple. It is nice to have the option of making the socks as long as you have yarn for.
Your twisted german cast on changed my sock knitting life. I can do it now without referencing Youtube. I guess I'll have to try toeup now....