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Getting tired of old FO shots? Well I am. This set should round it up. I’m sure there’s stuff I’m forgetting, but who cares?! I knit both of these pairs in February and March, alternating between the two.

Socks for me:

Pattern: Mad Color Weave (Rav link)

Yarn: Shibui Sock, in “Chinese Red” (2 skeins)

Needles: US 1, dpns

Thoughts: Pattern: Loads of fun; Easy, but not too easy; Many nice details. In fact, I liked the pattern so much, I’ve thought about making another pair, maybe in a slightly more variegated yarn. Thoughts on Shibui: I wanted so badly to love it, but I’ll be damned if Shibui doesn’t pool. The pooling drove me crazy while I was knitting, although it bothers me less now that the socks are done. Unfortunately, this means no more Shibui for socks (or cowls, apparently. It pools for both).

Socks for D:

Pattern: My own

Yarn: Koigu, semi-solid in black and a tiny bit of Sundara, in a color purchased so long ago, it was back when she had a million numbered colors and you could pick whatever you wanted and she’d dye it up for you.

Needles: US 1 dpns (my favs)

Thoughts: I wanted to knit some more socks for D, since he loved the first pair so much. He requested black socks (arg!) and I spiced it up a little with the colorwork on the toe. I knit these toe-up and just experimented with the colorwork. I wanted to include more at the top, but that limited the stretch of the socks and he couldn’t get them on, so I ripped it out and did plain black up to the top.