First: the Yarn

I don’t get second sock syndrome, but I’ve certainly got a big case of “get it doneitis”. I’ve been so determined to get the Tilty Socks off the needles I’ve been carrying it about, knitting a few more rounds whenever the opportunity comes. I got 4 repeats knit during the hour and a half wait at the doc yesterday.

(Yep. Hour and a half just to get the flu shot. For some inexplicable reason, which the doc couldn’t fathom either, it was Old Man Morning at the clinic yesterday morning. I got through three podcasts, drowning out the classic rock station they always play too loud.)

Just two repeats and a toe and I’m done. In anticipation, I dug out the Very Boring Navy Socks and knit a few rows. And immediately remembered why they earned that name. I’m so not feeling the love with these. The yarn is too dark for evening knitting (when I get most of my knitting time) and it’s rather thin, which makes it even harder to see what I’m doing.

Like I said, I don’t suffer from second sock syndrome. If I don’t like a sock yarn or pattern enough to knit it twice, the chances are I won’t even get through it once. These are going the way of the frog. And will become warp yarn for the loom.

But I still have the itch to knit socks. Curiously, I don’t have the itch to buy sock yarn. Probably because I already have nice yarn to choose from…

What’s inside? Well, there’s lots of Patonyle thanks to yearly visits to the Australian Country Spinners mill shop.

Some other solid yarns. Cocoon, Regia and St Ives. (No! Not more navy!)

Lots of semi-solids. Five skeins of Lisa Souza, plus Smooshy, Jitterbug and Sea Wool.

And some ‘varigated’ yarn. Lang Jawoll, Regia, Yarnivorous and Trekking.

But what pattern to knit? I bought all the semi-solid so I could knit socks with complicated stitch patterns without the texture being overwhelmed by colour varigation. But right now I don’t want anything too complicated. I’m thinking plain socks with a cable or other feature running down the side. Or an interesting rib. Or a cuff detail.

Any suggestions?

2 thoughts on “First: the Yarn

  1. Ooh! Yes, that’s what I’m talkin’ about! I’m printing it right now now. And there’s some green Lisa Souza yarn in my stash, too.

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