This is a story of a major fail. I failed on my first time around on these socks and I have failed the second time around. The first go around was too tight around my heel. This second time around it is a combination between the resulting sock being too tight on my heel and too baggy around my ankles. I really wish that we could have made this relationship work.
skew socks
The pattern: Skew from Knitty
Yarn: STR lightweight in Lucy colourway
Needles: 2.0 mm Addi Circulars.
Last week I was at Sock Camp. We have been sworn to secrecy upon the proverbial chicken to not spill the bean about the classes and antics that took place. This is because this year there were two sessions. Personally, I would not have wanted to ruin any surprises for the second week of camp by blogging. So I didn’t.
I think though, that I can share the following project without ruining anything. A few years ago I did some kool-aide dying with my daughter and one of her friends for her birthday party. Since then I hadn’t attempted anything further. Last week we got to play with dyes under the tutelage of the legendary Tina. The result was quite stunning! (if I do say so myself)
105/365 my own hand-dyed yarn
I’m calling this colourway Sabaka, and I most likely will never be able to reproduce this effect. The inspiration was from our dearly departed Sabaka, a shepherd/chow mix who adopted us. The browns and black remind me of him and the yellow and white signifies the light and love he brought into our lives.
Oh no, isn’t it awful when in spite of your best endeavours, a sock just doesn’t fit?? It looks great though.
I love your dyeing and the story about the colours makes me smile.
I love your colors, and the way they play out in the knitting. As in your photos…you work magic with color. I look forward to seeing the finished socks.
So sorry to hear about the socks…it’s so frustrating when perfectly good yarn and a sock patterns can’t get along.
I love the dye story. It’s looking great.