After an epic fail with some bad fiber karma handspun, I am back in the swing of sock knitting again.
Sometimes, simple really is best.
Speaking of simple...
My usual 2 x 2 rib socks.
New to me yarn, though. Online Supersocke 100 Alpaka - Color. I didn't realize it had alpaca in it until I got it home. Since the yarn is machine wash and dry safe, I hope it will be okay. Yes, I bought the yarn for the colorway. I kind of love it. I don't really mind that they aren't perfectly matchy-matchy.
Oh and we had some rain the other day. It was wonderful. The rain knocked all the smokey junk out of the sky. I'm hoping the bright blue skies last for a while. Air should not be chunky. Looking forward to a wonderul fall weekend. Are you?
Pink! Love it! Too bad about the fail though. Was that the multicolor? I think you had a pic on fb.
The stripy ones are great too. Almost matchy matchy. And should be super soft with the alpaca. :)
xoxo
Posted by: Marilyn | Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 01:41 PM
Pretty! Love the color of the top sock to be.
Our fall has been beautiful, although it's gray today. I hear your blue skies are headed our way.
Posted by: margene | Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 02:00 PM
That deep pink is fabulous. For some reason I keep finding more of that stuff in my wardrobe. OMG! Is pink going to be the red hat for our generation?
Posted by: Stacey | Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 05:22 PM
Simple but lovely, for sure! Did you get rid of the bad fiber or have a plan to rid it of its trouble?
I'm glad the rain came to you and cleaned your air. Breathing really is important. Hope your weekend is wonderful! xoxo
Posted by: Sarah | Friday, October 17, 2014 at 09:31 AM
All of the socks are beautiful and I hope you wear the bottom ones with something that shows them off big time because they rock! Looks like we've got good weather ahead. Had a slumber party with a couple of 87 year olds last night. Those CA guys are crazy! ;-)
Posted by: Patty | Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:50 AM
I love how the socks on top look - are those twisted stitches? Such a pretty texture.
I'm not sure I believe you about not minding that the bottom socks aren't perfectly matchy-matchy, but I'll go along with it. They're definitely close enough for me.
Sorry about the handspun - it looked like it was going so well in the photo you had.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Friday, October 17, 2014 at 11:09 AM
I LOVE that pink. My favoritest color on earth (and yes, favoritest is a word. I said so and that makes it so) What is that pattern? Is it a twisted stitch? While still being fairly simple, it has interest.
Posted by: Doris | Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 10:29 AM