World Cup Socks

This is the fastest pair of socks I've ever made. It took me two weeks, during which I was regularly following the FIFA games in South Africa. I finished them last night, as the spouse was opening the Freixenet to celebrate Spain's victory.



I took the picture this morning, while still in my pajamas. The pattern is called "dead simple lace socks" (no wonder I finished them so fast), found in Wendy's Socks from the Toe Up. The yarn is Simple Stripes, from Knit Picks. It's 75% wool, 25% nylon.

I'm Back

At least I am back to knitting, so I might as well come back to
blogging. What brought me here today is a
pair of corn socks that I finally completed.

                


The color was impossible to capture. The manufacturer calls it "cactus", and it is a light shade of green, but not as light as the pictures. The yarn reminds me a lot of fixation yarn, only with a finer gauge.

I am not happy with the tuft. If I were to knit these again,
I'd leave more space between leaves and tuft, and make the tuft narrower.



It took me a long time to finish these socks because I associated them with a
negative period of my life. Finishing them gave me a sort of closure. I
still don't plan on wearing them anytime soon. Which is all right, because
it is warm enough for sandals and I will not need socks for a while.
Mind you, the corn fiber is like cotton, so they would still be
great for Summer, but I am stashing them away for now.