As soon as I got my Woolgirl Oz Sock Club kit for May - Over the Rainbow - I wanted to start knitting with the yarn. I opted for sport weight when given the choice, after
much debate, and I'm really glad I did. (spoiler warnings/images removed 2-Jul-2009)
Sport weight in this yarn, Zen String's Lotus Toes Sport, felt very similar to much of the fingering weight I've used before and not as heavy as I had expected. While I would have been happy to try the finer fingering weight, I'm happy with my choice because the sport weight yarn striped in a fun way. Not entirely unexpected for a rainbow theme, but definitely not what was shown in the pictures for the pattern that were presumably taken of socks knit in the fingering weight. (This is where I realize that I forgot to take pictures of the pattern, so you'll just have to believe me on this unless I come back to edit this post with some later.)
The included pattern was simple and easy to memorize and apparently I've been corrupted by my Sock Wars experience because I went a bit crazy and finished these in just 6 days! I did stick with a plain foot rather than following the pattern down to the toes, but because it included a garter stitch heel and toe I decided to include a "princess foot" of purled stitches on the bottom for both the visual interest and to see if it would be softer. I haven't had a chance to wear them enough to know how different the foot feels yet, but I love how it looks with these.
So there you go, my first sock club kit and I knit like the wind (for me anyway) and finished it early. No more club shipments on the schedule for me until July so I have some time to catch up on other projects, including all the outdoor work that summer brings.
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