The pairs on the right are made out of Bartlett Maine wool, following the pattern I published in excruciating detail right here on this blog earlier this year, during snow season. I wove the ends in this week, sitting on my front porch, when it was 102 degrees (metric folks, that's 39 degrees), a far cry from the blizzard that was raging while I posted photos for the class. These are thick, sturdy socks that will last a long time.
My favorites from this batch, though, are the pair on the left. Those are made from 2 strands of sock yarn worked together. I chose Kroy, in two different but related colorways. Kroy is a little thicker than most of the sock yarn I use (166 yards, or about 152 meters, per 50 g) and it made a lovely, cushy, flexible but thick fabric. The color is more accurate in the picture above, but the following picture shows you how a + b = c. If you want to do this, you'll need more than 50 g of each color for an adult sock, but you'll only use about 75 g of each.
I'm looking for more sock yarns to pair together, but while I search, I've started another pair in Bartlett -- this time in a deep rich red, the oatmeal color that's the stripe in the lighter blue pair, and brown. And these pairs go in the mail today.
--Elizabeth
4 comments:
Elizabeth, I love the idea of the striped sock yarn combos - great way to use up odd skeins as well!
They all look so cozy! Nice way to spend all that time in the car.
Currently I am also combining two colorways of a sock yarn (the now discontinued Magic Stripes.) I am loving the effect.
I like this idea, too, and will next cast on a pair of toe-up two-at-a-time socks, sized for older kids or women.
The socks are beautiful. I'm a new sock knitter and Thank You again for the pattern. Here's a question I have... What about the heel reinforcing yarn I hear about? Do you recommend it?
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