For Solstice 2010, Jeffy bought me sock yarn. (Always a good gift. I feel about sock yarn the way my mom feels about vegetables: you can never have too much.) This was one of the skeins he got for me. It's called "Champagne" yarn because it has tiny bits of silver woven through it, which gives it sparkle and oomph. The colour is called "Gerbera" which I think is perfect, since that's exactly what it looks like: summery and flowery and bright and happy. Anyway, I started these socks in early 2011 and only just finished them up now. They sat in hibernation for a while but I rediscovered them a few months ago and realized they were perfect sock knitting - enough of a pattern to keep me interested, but not so complicated that I couldn't work on them while watching TV. So I carted them around for a while (to gymnastics, while waiting for the kids at school, etc) and lo and behold: here they are, done and posing happily near our petunias overlooking the lake.
It took me a while to find the right pattern for these, because I wanted something which would make them look beaded without having the discomfort of actual beads on the socks. I couldn't find what I wanted in the many patterns already in existence, so I made up my own. Yes indeedy-do, these are entirely out of my own head, and after a few false starts I managed to figure out a way to get what I wanted from the yarn all by myself. I am delighted with how they turned out. They're fun and comfortable and warm and gorgeous. Thanks, Sweetie, for giving me the sort of gift that keeps on giving!
Yarn: Unwind Yarns "Champagne Fingering" yarn in Gerbera
Pattern: out of my head, but I'm happy to share if interested
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