Seriously.
The pattern is Rib Fantastic from Knitting Socks W/ Handpainted Yarn. It may have some issues. If it does, it isn't the first pattern I've used from that book with them.
The yarn is from Thank Ewe over at etsy. It's a bamboo blend that has a wonderful shine to it. The color is Silver Berry and I won it at Jaimi's blog. It looked really gray to me in the hank. However, once it was turned into a yarn cake, I could suddenly see all the lavender in it.
I used 2.75 mm circular needles for this pair of socks and magic looped. I also knit them toe-up with CCSR toes and heels. I did a 3x3 rib at the cuff and a sewn bind off.
I started this pair of socks while sitting in the emergency room's outer waiting room. (Everyone is fine.) I used the tip of one needle to make the crochet chain for my provisional cast on and got to work. While I did have a crochet hook in my knit kit, using the knitting needle seems right.
By the time we got to go home (less than three hours after arriving!), I had done the CCSR toe and a few rounds of the pattern. I had also become completely hooked on magic loop. I see how it is easier than using DPNs and how it is faster once you've figured out what you're doing and how you're doing it.
Magic looping a pattern I knew by heart made for wonderful waiting/exam room knitting. Even better for knitting at home in front of the tv, too. What more could a sock knitter want?
Well, besides an admirer who owns their own successful yarn store, of course.
* We're all even now, right?






