Socks That Rock

Xandermommy was part of the 2009 Rockin' Sock Club, and having seen her club yarn and on her recommendation for how nice it was to work with I purchased some, too.  That was obviously months ago, given the new year and all, but I finally completed my first pair of socks using some Socks That Rock yarn.

I took the advice of a Ravelry group knit-along and tried out a lovely pattern that really mixed the colors well.  So a skein like this:

 

Became this:

When you step back and look at them from farther away or on the soles of the feet you can see that the yarn still striped, but the linen stitch panels and slipped stitches in the pattern broke it up somewhat and scattered/highlighted the different colors.

Pattern: Edwardian Boating Socks
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Lightweight - 

Rooster Rock

Needles: US 1½ / 2.5 mm - Signature Needle Arts Stiletto DPNs
Completed: February 5, 2010

I'm really pleased with how they came out and I agree that it's lovely yarn.  I love the twist it has - it makes it so much easier to work with and I don't have to worry about splitting the yarn even with very sharp needles, unlike some of the 2-ply sock yarns that split constantly for me, especially when working cables and the like (Curious Creek Wasonga, I'm looking at you).  But splitty cables in the Enchanted Forest are a story for another time.