knitting in the dark

Just over a year ago I submitted a pair of socks to a sock design competition. I didn’t win, but I think the socks are pretty nice and definitely more attractive than the sponsor’s photo of them! Yuck! Who would vote for those? So I am thinking about writing up the pattern myself since I took careful notes for the contest - what do you think?

pattern: potentially forthcoming “Portrait Socks”
yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Moondance
needles: 2mm dpns
completed: 23 December 2008

I’ve given them a temporary name: “Portrait Socks” since they show off the yarn really well with the slipped stitches to help avoid any potential pooling and the sections of ribbing, stockinette, and reverse stockinette show off the yarn in different ways. And a rough draft of the pattern has been written out. Now all I have to do is find some test knitters!

Bonus: Mountain Colors sent me a tote bag and another skein of Bearfoot yarn for participating in the contest! Yay!

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