2/4/08

New Socks!

I'll be trying socks again; this time, it's Knitty's Monkey.

Thuja was a decent pattern and I liked it, but the yarn rubbed on the soles of the feet; unfortunately, that makes for a very uncomfortable sock most of the time. I can wear those around the house, but not much else.

Hopefully, the Alpaca Sox yarn won't be as uncomfortable as the Supermerino turned out to be (I still have two skeins of that in the marine colorway, as well as leftovers from the purples; I'm sure I can think of something that isn't a pair of socks.); so far, I'm liking the alpaca yarn. It's warm yet incredibly soft; they knit up well even with a split here and there.

The pattern doesn't look too difficult; I've done most of the stitches except twisted rib, but that wasn't difficult to master (knit through the back instead of front).

I learned something new; I found sock yarn that was comfortable through my hands as I knit and maybe I can wear these socks more than Thuja.

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