Only 11 months late:

These are Navdeep’s Christmas 2010 socks…he took possession of them last night on October 31, 2011. Yes, I am a little behind with the knitting, ahem, either that or I have too many projects on the go…

Pattern: David Socks – Designed by Anne Hanson of Knitspot – as always Anne’s patterns are well written and result in fantastic finished objects! – rating: 5 stars

Yarn: Gourmet Crafter Sock Yarn by Gourmet Crafter (Alexa) –  Colourway: Stanley Park Lights – love the yarn base (cashmere!!) and the colours – rating: 5 stars

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Tofino meets South Forks

More socks all for me!! After making the Monkey socks (post below) I wanted to find a pattern that would be able to handle a highly variegated yarn like the Gourmet Crafter Sock series and I hoped that the slipped stitches of the South Forks pattern would do the trick.

The colour turned out more overall black than I thought it would (green seemed to dominate the skein) but I think the end result is very handsome. These are lovely cushy socks. I still adore the yarn (no colour transfer or breaks with this skein).

The pattern was well-written and I knit it without alteration. Now I have two brand new pairs of socks – decadent!

Pattern: South Forks Socks by  Linda Welch
Yarn: Gourmet Crafter Sock by Alexa — Tofino Fern
Cast on: January 19, 2011
Finished: February 21, 2011
Pattern Rating: 5 stars
Yarn Rating: 5 stars
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Monkey socks

Finally a pair of socks just for me! I have been gazing longingly at this yarn since Michael purchased it for my birthday – I loved the colourway and the cashmere content (of course). The fact that it is done by a local dyer – even more fantastic!

As a part of my “try out the top patterns on Ravelry personal challenge series” I chose Monkey by Cookie A (links below) for my next pair of socks. The pattern, which currently has 13,865 ravelry projects, was as great as reviewed–simple and easy to follow, but with an end result that looks much more complicated. Problem was the variegation of the yarn is so high that even this pattern, which is noted for working well with varigated yarn, gets quite obscured.

The yarn, Gourmet Crafter Sock by Alexa (links below) was divine. The colours are saturated and the fibre luxurious. My only complain was that the red came off (slightly, which is typical with reds) in my hands and this particular skein had 3 or 4 “breaks” in it. I am looking to collect and knit all of Alexa’s great colourways – just for fun!

Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A.
Yarn: Gourmet Crafter Sock by Alexa
Cast on: December 31, 2010
Finished: January 19, 2011
Pattern Rating: 5 stars
Yarn Rating: 5 stars
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