socks

I finished a few pairs of socks in the last weeks. The first ones were the second pair of Big Basin socks. The first pair I knitted for the magazine Handwerken zonder grenzen, as part of a green sock yarn item.

The magazine should be out any day now.
I liked the pattern and fit of the socks, so I took my Jitterbug yarn and casted on a second pair.

The Jitterbug yarn is a little thicker that the Araucania Ranco Multy, resulting in a little bigger socks. I've not decided yet if they are a little too big. Being winter socks, I did not use them yet. They are a little short, but there was no more yarn. Maybe better to knit them again in a smaller size this fall.

The other finished pair was for the Midsummer's Magic Club. I dyed the yarn during the Christmas break, but finishing the socks took some time.

The pattern is from Cookie A, the Monkey socks. The yarn has a little silk in it. This gives it a nice shine.