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in the same boat
My first pair–and I really enjoyed it.
I generally have a guilty pleasure when it comes to buying funky socks in one shape or another, where my biggest sock regret (don’t we all have one) is not buying the pair of skeleton socks from the Body Exhibit gift shop in New York. Perhaps I am now filling that void with my now new found knit sock obsession–only proven by my slowly growing sock yarn stash.
Super enjoyable and really nice. The pattern is rememberable, and I could easily stitch a few pattern repeats in the car. I fell in love with the yarn as soon as I saw it in the store and, as I started the project, I could tell I had matched the yarn with the right project. The “little boaters” really stand out from the change in colours. I also enjoyed the heal pattern (k1, sl1 wyf)–it gives it something interesting, different from the typical ribbing and, with the colour of yarn, looks almost “folk-ish” (know what I mean Vern?). That being said, however, that very same pattern doesn’t allow for much stretch, which I unfortunately learned after knitting the second sock at a (unintentionally) smaller gauge. I now have a hard time sliding the sock over my cankle. The first, and slightly larger sock, goes on a lot easier but I still have to force it much more than I should really have to. Only a slight inconvenience.
All in all, love love love.
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