Friday, August 03, 2007

Feelin' the Love

You know that certain feeling you get - when the yarn and the pattern just come together. You just feel the love for the whole project. I felt that way about the Monkey socks and didn't quite feel it with the two socks that are on the needles now. One sock is almost ready to start the toe and the other is close to starting the heel. This means they both need to be tried on every couple of rows to know just when to start the change. Yesterday I had to fly down to DC for the day (work stuff) and I just wasn't comfortable trying on the sock while I was in the airport or on the plane. This meant I needed to bring something else and instead of bringing something already on the needles, I started a new pair of socks. And the yarn/pattern combination is perfect - I can feel the love.

Dream in Color Smooshy yarn in Beach Fog that I purchased from Twisted. And the pattern is Loksins from Too Much Wool. I love this pattern - it moves along quickly and is fun to knit. And the yarn - well - it's fabulous. The feel, the color and look how it shows off those stitches. Thank you to Emily and Shannon at Twisted for their great online service - I've ordered several things from them already and they are always so helpful. They just opened their store in Portland and I wish I lived closer so I could visit. And thank you to Cassie for this great pattern!

6 comments:

Carole Knits said...

They look wonderful. Glad you're happy with the yarn/pattern combo this time.

margene said...

Nice color. Everyone tells me I need some Smooshy!

clothesknit said...

woo hoo for the loksins! and smooshy? off to investigate...

CrazyFiberLady said...

Very pretty. I really liked the Loksins too and that Smooshy is a super nice yarn. I'm doing a baby cardigan in it now too! I must buy more :)

Karen said...

Oh that's new to me sock yarn. It's pretty!

knitspot anne said...

oooh those look beautiful . . .love that yarn, too