Pattern: Kirsten's Nasturtium Sock Pattern
Yarn: Claudia HandPainted in Poppy
Needles: 2.75 mm dpns
Mods: I used dpns and short row heels and toes to prevent puddling. I also did nine pattern repeats on the cuff.
Knit for me. :p
This yarn as a huge challenge. It was very picky about what pattern it wanted and was not happy until I tried the Nasturtium Sock. Then it was happy and stopped with the whining.
With all the orange, I think these may qualify as Project Spectrum socks. I keep forgetting to mention PS when posting things. I'm sorry, Lolly. I suck.
Still love this pattern and will keep it in my knitting bag of tricks for those colorways that are picky and/or fussy about what they want to be.
I think my only regret is that I cannot get a better photo of these socks. There is just something about how bright they are that does not want to be photographed. They are much cuter in person.
Then again, aren't we all? ;^)
They're WONDERFUL!! Pair 31? I must try this pattern with the Anne from hell. Or just send it to you and let it mock you.
The whole cuter in person thing... yep! Nothing like sucky cameras washing out any sense of cuteness. However, if we're talking personality wise, I have run into some dooooozies!
Posted by: Stacey | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 11:11 AM
I hate when the yarn cops an attitude about what it wants to be...
Posted by: Saffron | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 12:45 PM
You forgot to add bloglines in your post. :) It just showed up! Freaks.
Saffron: what better person to deal with a bad attitude yarn than Cookie?
Posted by: Stacey | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 03:29 PM
I love them! Way to wrangle that yarn into submission!
Posted by: Frances | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 03:45 PM
Wow, do those socks look great, or what! The yarn knew what it was doing and so did you. :-)
Posted by: Angie | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 03:54 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: LaVerna | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 04:00 PM
Wow, those are bright. And VERY cool looking socks. (Can I use the word cool in relations to wool in the summer???)
Posted by: Dave Daniels | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 05:17 PM
I really like that pattern. I must add it to the queue. I think my queue is so long I would have to live to 123 in order to knit everything.
Why not?
Posted by: Kathy W. | Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 05:45 PM
Cute! I was starting to worry. There hadn't been a new sock in days! ;)
Posted by: Jessica | Monday, September 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM
I am applauding the socks. The color. The pattern. That they are for YOU! :) They are lovely. For a lovey.
sigh.
I must get to bed. I'm getting all mushy.
Posted by: sandy | Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 05:24 PM