sock love
Thank You to everyone who stopped by and left a note about my Lenten Rose socks. And now on to the next pair... :)
I bought this yarn last December, eyeing it every time I looked at my stash. When the Spring IK arrived in the mail, it was put aside for a month. Just wasn’t ready for all the spring looks – except for the socks. An issue with two amazing sock patterns! I love Eunny Jang’s Entrelac Socks - I’ve never tried entrelac, so those will definitely be a future knit. (With much thought about what two yarns to use.) The moment I saw Roza’s Socks by Grumperina, I knew the pattern would be a perfect match for the minty Brooklyn Handspun Signature sock yarn in my stash.
This Signature yarn is so soft – love the tight twist and comes in a generous 480 yards. I’m using Lantern Moon five inch ebony 2.25 mm dpns from Knit-Purl (they only show the 7 inch on their web site, but at the time they were out of stock and said they had the five inch sox stix, so I opted to try them out.) I prefer knitting socks with dpns, but I always find it hard casting on all those stitches with out twisting. (It’s probably just me, but the needles bounce and twist when I cast on dpns.) Lately, I’ve been casting on all the stitches to a circular needle and then transferring them to the dpns.
Solid, minty colour, plays well with this beautiful pattern.
Comments
SO pretty. Your color choices are always so soothing. Oh! I have some lovely news about my knitting students to share with you. Will post it soon on the blog.
Posted by: Juliefrick | March 8, 2007 09:41 AM
Ooooh! That is a perfect match!
Posted by: laura b | March 8, 2007 10:00 AM
Very pretty. I want to try this pattern myself. Hmmm yarn choice. . .
Posted by: Lara | March 8, 2007 10:01 AM
What a beautiful color - won't the socks look great with brown shoes?
Posted by: Kaitie Tee | March 8, 2007 10:54 AM
a gorgeous match! i love that brooklyn handspun too. that particular yarn fluffs up when you wash it and becomes absolutely heavenly. i'm a big fan.
Posted by: gleek | March 8, 2007 11:00 AM
very pretty! I did the same thing when my IK came - right to the sock patterns!!!
Posted by: stacey | March 8, 2007 11:19 AM
What a perfect pairing. I think the BH mintyness will make for a beautiful pair of Roza's socks.
Posted by: nova | March 8, 2007 11:34 AM
Oh, that minty green is lovely! I got a sneak peek at Marie's about-to-be posted yarn last night.. *drool*
Posted by: Veronique | March 8, 2007 11:39 AM
That is a really beautiful color...I can almost taste it.
Posted by: Christy / Not Hip | March 9, 2007 10:52 PM
Great pattern/yarn combo! The yarn looks delightful to knit! I can't wait to see the finished product!
Posted by: Elinor | March 11, 2007 09:38 PM
i too love the socks in this issue of ik, they are both gorgeous. i love your yarn, it's really lovely. it will make a great pair of socks.
Posted by: vera | March 11, 2007 11:18 PM
this is such a beautiful colour. and you're right. it works perfectly with that sock pattern
Posted by: jacqueline | March 12, 2007 03:32 AM
Looking good!
Posted by: nona | March 13, 2007 12:10 PM
Gorgeous, as usual. Makes me want to stop what I am knitting and knit what you are knitting.
Posted by: knittingphilistine | March 14, 2007 11:30 PM
You might want to try Dave's garterlac dish cloth to get the feel of how interlac works. The pattern is so fun! I've knit about 12 of those:D
Here's the link:
http://criminyjickets.blogspot.com/2006/07/garterlac-dishcloth.html
Love the Lenten Rose socks....so pretty.
Posted by: Abigail | March 19, 2007 11:10 AM
Such a pretty color! I, too, like sock yarns with a good, tight twist. They just feel so much more "solid" than the fluffier ones.
Posted by: Lotta | March 25, 2007 11:26 PM
Beautiful color and pattern. Off to take a look at that yarn. YUM!
Posted by: isel | March 28, 2007 02:34 PM
Lovely photos!!
Posted by: Leah | March 30, 2007 11:57 AM
I remember the knitting philistine commenting about your site and then you went and left a comment on my site so I came and visited. You have a beautiful blog and the photography is so gorgeous!
Posted by: tiennie | April 1, 2007 12:17 AM
Lovely minty colored yarn. Just beautiful!!
Posted by: Amy | April 3, 2007 02:08 AM
I can see what Megan (the knitting philistine) means when she says your site should be called The Daily Temptation. That color is stunning!
Posted by: Emily S. | April 3, 2007 01:39 PM