Monday, January 28, 2008

Socks for a dreary winter weekend

The weekend was gray and cold with intermittent snow flurries. I went out once on Saturday to fill the birdfeeders and once on Sunday to shovel the driveway. Other than that I cheered myself up by working on some socks that are the opposite of gray and dreary. The yarn is some commercial superwash wool that aways back I tie-dyed with black cherry Koolade. Then it sat for over a year because it was oh-so-ugly, brick red and white. Last week I tossed it in a bright yellow dye bath and, voila!, it is transformed. These will be my first toe-up socks, using short-row toes and heels. I love the technique! It is from my favorite sock book: Simple Socks. The lace pattern is "Small Capitals" from Sensational Knitted Socks. I chose the pattern because it looks kinda like flames. Sort of.

4 comments:

Sharon said...

Ooh, I like those. They are a great anti-gray project. The colors are nicely spaced too.

~~Sittin.n.Spinnin said...

Definately Anti-Gray! Socks... the only reason I wish I could knit!

Sara said...

Looks like flames to me, and on this cold, snowy day we need a little warmth!

Sharon said...

Hi Amy - Stop my my blog. I have something for you to pick up.