knitting in the dark

pattern: Cookie A.’s Pomatomus Socks from Knitty Winter ‘05 (duh - I’m the last one to the party on this one)

yarn: Yarn Pirate’s 50/50 Merino/Tencel in “storm” (I sure talk about Yarn Pirate enough - I think I have a yarn/blog crush)

cast-on: 15 December 2006

bound-off (well, grafted): 14 January 2006 (I finished grafting the toe of the first sock with one minute left to spare in 2006)

modifications: As you can see, I knit the second sock in reverse-Pomatomus so the scales would mirror each other - I followed the guidelines laid out here.

So, even with minimal pooling I don’t think I like varigated yarns. I thought so before I tried (this was my first attempt knitting one) and my suspicions have been confirmed.

However, I did like the tencel yarn - there’s very little stretch to it, so I’m glad I used a stretchy lace pattern, but I like that it’s shiny and would definitely purchase it again in a somewhat-closer-to-solid colorway (like the new BFL line: hint hint). Also, it’s VERY soft and comfortable to wear…

And I learned about twisted stiches - I LOVE twisted 1×1 rib!!! I’m addicted because it looks SO much neater than the un-twisted version.

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