Fun with Flashing and Pooling

I finally have a project with some major flashing and pooling of colors. I understand that some people really hate it when yarn does this, but so far I've found it fun. I suppose maybe I wouldn't like it if it made big pools of colors I didn't like, but then I've avoided knitting with colors I don't really like.

So the first sock started with a jagged spiral that turned into a jagged pool of green on one side of the leg and orange on the other side. I thought working the heel might lead to something crazy on the foot, but it just switched to jagged spirals around the foot. I really like the way it came out.


Its fraternal twin (the other sock) is, of course, not doing exactly the same thing. So far, having not yet reached the heel, it has not spiraled at all. The leg is mostly just a jagged blob of green on one side and orange on the other, but more so than the first sock.

I am using smaller needles for these socks and leaving them a little shorter and tighter than previous pairs in an attempt to work out the perfect fit. All of my socks have fit me so far, but what start out as snug pairs seem to loosen quickly when I actually wear them. Time will tell.