Here it is at last, the test Chocolate Sock. I’ve been calling this my White Chocolate Sock.
What do you think? Does it look convincingly like a chocolate block pattern? Does it make you want to break off a row and munch on it?
I only had one ball of cream Patonyle, so I’m going to have to wait until I can buy another before finishing the pair. Which is a bit frustrating, because I sooo don’t have second sock syndrome with this design. It knits up fast. It’s fun. It’s my own design! Wheeee!
But in the next week or two I’ll get my hands on some of that chocolate sock yarn from the Knittery and knit up a dark/milk chocolate version. Which gives me some time to write up the pattern in a form that people other than me will understand.
Last night, when I finished the white chocolate sock, I considered what to do next. I eyed the Zhivago top. I’ve started the collar, but it consists of miles and miles of ribbing. Best left for car/train/waiting room knitting, that one. Though I am using my Denise needles, so I could have put ends on the cable and transferred the needles to a new cable so I could start a sleeve, I decided not to. Starting the sleeve would require too much brain power.
I also considered the skein of roses Knittery sock yarn. I even got out the book of stitch patterns and examined the flower bud lace pattern, but though it looked easy I made myself put it down again.
Instead I decided that it would be wise to knit the second Snicket sock before I forgot what adjustments I’d done to the first. Even though I made notes, there’s always some change you forgot to record – or find you can’t understand later.
It’s a bit of a drag, but not because I don’t like the pattern. I’ve got all this wonderful pretty sock yarn calling to me and here I am knitting two pairs out of plain patonyle.
Aren’t you scared that people will start muching on your ankles? (You’re safe from me while you wear white chocoalte, but if you made socks that looked 80%ish ….)
I can feel my hips getting wider just looking at all those delicious squares! Congrats!!!
Ohhh, the sock looks so yummy! White Chocolate is such a great name for for the colour. My new sock yarn should be arriving next week and will let you know as soon as it gets here. Happy knitting!
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Suddenly I have visions of gillian crawling along the ground after me, her teeth snapping.
Quite a scary vision, actually.
I need more sock yarn, do I, peevish? Maybe I should send you that website address girly jones posted on her site. Then we’ll see who is the Sock Yarn Enabler! Wohahahaha!
Oooh which one! there are so many and I can’t listen to Lime and Violet without buying more sock yarn
I believe it was Sophie’s Toes.
And I sent her the link to Posh Yarns, too. Drat that Lime & Violet!
Oh I love Emily’s stuff!
The Posh Yarns has a sales page and if you get on the mailing list they will email you when they update it. I actually have only bought stuff from the sales page and am very happy with how it plumps up my stash (ie have done nothing with it)
I’m late to the party, but the socks are awesome! I can’t wait to see the milk chocolate version.
If you need a test knitter for the pattern, just ask.
Test knitter! Test knitter! Yes please!