I'm not sure what happened while I was trying to get the color right on the socks.
Sprouting is the sock pattern. I did them toe up with CCSR toes and heels. I also skipped the cables on the back of the socks because I was a little concerned about fit. If I knit this pattern again, I'll give those cables a go.
The yarn is Rio De La Plata Merino sock yarn in the Deep Water colorway, which has since been discontinued. I won the yarn over at our Margene's blog a million years ago when I guessed the right number of yards in something she had spun. My prize was some red, some white and some blue yarn. One of these days, I'll come up with a plan for that white stuff. :D I like the yarn and think it's a shame that it's been phased out.
I used a sewn bind off and knit Magic Loop.
Woo!
After all the pairs of socks I've knit, I think it's hard to find the excitement. Although, I do I like this pair and I am currently wearing them.
The key for doing the cables all around is finding the right yarn/needle combo for the stitch count. I started Sprouting with some yarn that really needed 2.25mm needles, and they were going to be too tight. Now I'm working on 2.5mm needles with some Wollmeise. I'll let you know how it goes but 2 pattern repeats in they seem good!
Posted by: Anne | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 05:10 AM
Hey girl. If my knitting were all about the excitement, I'd be drinking more. It's the end result now that pushes me on with socks. Of course, I knit them in months and years instead of days/weeks. Never mind. They are quite beautiful and you deserve another beautiful pair of socks.
Posted by: CindyCindy | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 05:17 AM
I really like that pattern and the blue looks like Margene's blue sky. Excellent job all 'round.
Posted by: Carole | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 05:44 AM
Super duper socks! So pretty.
Some day I'm gonna try Magic Loop...
xoxo
Posted by: Marilyn | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 06:21 AM
Socks may be old hat but they're always welcome when the toes are cold. You did the gift yarn proud.
Posted by: margene | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 06:37 AM
I keep telling myself I'm going to try Magic Loop someday, but I notice I haven't been in any hurry to try it. I see sock pattern and reach for dpns...
Lovely socks! That blue is soooo Margene.
Posted by: gayle | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 07:10 AM
Lovely socks and legs too! :)
Posted by: Rachel | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 07:16 AM
Great socks! I have queued the pattern. The mind boggles.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 09:18 AM
I'm excited. LOVE the blue and such cute feet! squeeee
Posted by: kellys | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 10:55 AM
DO love the socks. I've got a skein of Rio de la plata that I've be just holding on to. I think it might look great in sprouting and my special someone has been asking for more socks since several of his older one's have felted a bit. I'm going to turn one pair into slippers by steeking an ankle opening.
I've got to try magic loop. I keep thinking it would be easier than two circulars. I just can't seem to wrap my mind around it. I know that if I just cast on it would work. But I still feel ambivalent about it. I've got to find someone who can hold my hand through the process.
Oh well It's inspiration and I've got a sock I need to cast on. Perhaps I'll just give it a try.
How inappropriate would e-mails of angst be?
Smiles. What you really need in your life is a neurotic knitter. (Me.) Mostly joking and if this is too weird just ignore.
Posted by: Melissa | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:03 AM
love that color and the cables show so nicely.
Posted by: Kitten | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 03:52 PM
Beautiful socks!
Posted by: Natalie | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 05:22 PM
Exciting in the sense of roller coasters and new handbags, maybe not. But pretty socks nonetheless. I love that color too, maybe because it goes so well with orange. Good pair!
Posted by: silvia | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 05:51 PM
The socks are just beautiful!! I love the cables!
xxoo
Posted by: Kathleen | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 06:20 PM
Beautiful socks! Such a lovely color -- margene's sky, indeed!
Posted by: kmkat | Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 07:09 PM
I can find the excitement for those socks--they are so gorgeous! They nearly make me feel as though I might knit socks again soon.
xoxo
Posted by: Sarah | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 01:24 AM
careful with washing those socks; the yarn felts very easily!
Posted by: Beverly (db81971) | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 01:26 PM
Those socks are Beautiful!!
Posted by: marianne | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 02:58 PM