What a Fun Knit! (I even talked my mom into trying a pair of these puppies... hers look great too!)
I like the contrast between the leg and foot patterns, and for some reason I am really pleased with the garter stitch "Anklets" too! All in all, this pair has been a pleasure to knit, and has had enough uniqueness and unusual additions to keep the whole thing fresh and interesting - from Zigzagging Cuff to Kitchenered Toes.
The Yarn is what really steals the show though... This Yarn was the special skein I won over on Violently Domestic from the lovely Hunter Hammersen!
In case you didn't read the previous post... Hunter is one of my Sock Rock-Star Idols... go check out her patterns! They are fantastic! and plus she has a new book coming out in December. I preordered mine last week!
Back to the Yarn... it is Sirius 100% Merino Sock Yarn in "Sky Pirate" from Barking Dog Yarns
The Blues, Teals and Purples were a challenge to capture accurately on camera, but I think the top photo shows it most clearly (notice my helper? he made sure someone had sniffed and walked allllll over the socks the prerequisite number of times before the photos were taken)
The yarn itself has a nice feel in the skein, and an equally pleasing feel in the finished socks. It is plied tightly enough to make a smooth tight fabric, but still retains it's bounce and stretch too.
The dye job created just enough pooling interest for my liking. I have cast on for this pattern several times before with different yarns, but I wasn't sure how I'd like the pooling and flashing around the chevron portion of the leg.... so I had decided to err on the side of caution and try something else for those yarns. I'm really glad I just jumped in with both feet (hardy-har... Feet!)on choosing this yarn and pattern to go together, because I really like the end result.
I have another pink skein of yarn from this company... a Cashmere blend too! I can't wait to find the perfect pattern for it and get started on that someday.
