These are actually much further along, I'm past the heel now and in the home stretch. Stretch being the operative word here, this is a cotton lycra blend from Greenwood Fiberworks I bought last February (before it got so popular ahem yeah I suck for pointing that out sorry about that). The yarn is so stretchy I've been having a hell of a time with the tension.
The ribbed cuff was where I held it way tight. Below that I held it way loose. In these photos I'd just started to get it going at a nice midrange and the yarn was starting to at least somewhat resemble the striping it was supposed to have. I'm not going to stress about it. Handknit socks are handknit socks and I bought two skeins of yarn so I have enough for another pair. I tend to overbuy on the sock yarn. I hate hate the idea of running out of yarn.
I'm following the pattern that came with the yarn. Fun short row heel. A few inches on the foot to go then I start a short row toe. Kind of intimidated by using the same heel rows for a toe. But I just follow row by row and trust in the pattern designer with this kind of thing.
In other news, I'm knitting up the Drag Queen Grover yarn for a non-knitting client that liked the yarn and wanted to buy it. All the while I'm doing a mental nose-thumbing at the art yarn snobbery contingent.
I hate the elitism that can come into play in the knitting world. The anti-novelty, anti-acrylic, anti-this, anti-that. I just don't think there's room for it in this craft. To me every yarn (and every kind of needle) has a purpose, a use, someone to appreciate it. If you don't like it, just don't buy it or knit with it. But this whole thing about not thinking it should exist...that's craft totalitarianism and I will fight it. And fight it hard baby. Vive le craft!!
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I really like the color combo on those. It reminds me of the cotton candy skin on your blog.
Posted by: jocelyn at August 10, 2006 3:12 PM
I think your "stretchy" socks' striping looks just great!
Posted by: jeannie at August 14, 2006 1:13 PM
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