Summer of Socks

It's been the summer of socks. There's the lovely Pagewood Farm Yukon yarn. I'm dreaming of what socks this will become.









I just finished this pair of Embossed Leaves socks in another Pagewood Farms yarn - Chugiak. I can't say enough good things about this pattern and this yarn, they were both a joy to work with. I got to learn a new cast-on for this one, along with the star toe. It was just plain fun.

















Then we have the Coriolis socks. The first one (left) turned out fine with the swirling band just grazing over the corner of the heel, but somehow on the second one the swirl slammed right into that corner. Sigh. Couldn't have been knitter error. No way. Not a chance. It couldn't be the yarn, that's the lovely Sea Wool from Fleece Artist. It's amazing. Maybe it's the pattern. Yeah, that's it. never mind that no one on Ravelry mentions the issue I'm having. Fine, maybe it is knitter error.


The Jaywalkers are a fun distraction from the evil Coriolis. The Zitron Trekking yarn is decent. I'm enjoying the colors, but the yarn itself doesn't compare to the Fleece Artist or the Pagewood. I'm becoming spoiled by all that hand-dyed goodness.

Now summer is almost over. It's cloudy again here, so I went to the yarn store at lunch to cheer myself up. That's a bad idea. I bought yarn for 3 more pairs of socks. Maybe the summer of socks can last until fall?

Gratuitus Cat Picture:



At least someone around here shaved this week.