These are the Austrian Socks from Favorite Socks. The color is way off but the yarn is Louet Gems sport weight (Willow, I believe), knitted on size 2 needles.
That's a little closer to the color. I enjoyed knitting them, but they were a bit hard on my hands -- I think the pattern calls for fingering weight, but I went with the heavier yarn because I don't like the way fingering works up with #2 needles (at least not for socks).
I love the way the toe works out, and that the socks fit exactly as written.
Now I can knit these without guilt. Not that I wasn't knitting them before, but it was guilty, furtive knitting, since I hadn't finished the Austrian socks. This is the first time I've used Koigu and I might be addicted.
Simon does not approve.
Cat update: I still haven't gotten Judy to the vet, but I discovered fleas on Thursday night. I managed to get flea stuff on her on Saturday morning. She still hasn't forgiven me, but I'm calling it a minor victory, even if it doesn't take care of the obsessive licking.
2 comments:
Man, those socks are intricate! They look great - hope they last forever with all the work you've put into them.
I quite like both pair of socks. But, Koigu does have a way of becoming addicting. It even becomes addicting for me to dye. Here I am in the rainbow room (dye room) at 6:30 am playing with colour. The Kersti that we are dyeing at the moment is so soft I can't get my hands out of it. Glad to hear that you enjoy our yarn.
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