20 May 2011

on parade

I've just finished my first pair of non-stripy, non-stockinette socks!

The pattern is Parade, a download from the Spring/Summer 2011 Twist Collective, which looks more complicated than it really is: the cables are formed by knitting stitches out of order rather than by using a cable needle.

And the yarn is Quince & Co. Tern, a blissful blend of wool and silk. These socks are knit in Back Bay, but the entire color palette--'think vintage painted photographs'--is just as beautifully subtle and sophisticated.

The only question now is which sock pattern to knit next: stripy stockinette or solid-color cables?

14 comments:

  1. Great job - they are beautiful! And I love that soft color.

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  2. love these...especially the color!

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  3. I just ordered this yarn, in this colour! I hadn't considered socks... I got 3 skeins, so I might be able to get socks and a little shawl out of them, hmmm. Can't wait for yarn to arrive.

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  4. I need a pair of these right now! I'm having to make do with burying my cold fit under a certain puppy ;-)

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  5. Oooh, well done you! Love the pattern and the colour you chose shows off the work fabulously!

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  6. oh my. cables and socks, you are a knitting goddess x

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  7. ok, I'm having to try a different pattern soon... they're are just perfect!

    I'd be looking at my feet all the time... are you?

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  8. Beautiful, simple and my favourite colour. Clever clever.

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  9. They are just gorgeous... and think I might have to make a pair of those!

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  10. Very lovely indeed - such a pretty colour.

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  11. The look the height of elegance; what a super way to pamper your feet :)

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  12. Egad! Those socks are INCREDIBLE! And I, too, love the color...

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  13. They're just beautiful! They look like they'd be hard to knit, but since you say it's easier than it looks I just added the pattern to my favorites on Ravelry.

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