I picked up a gorgeous hand dyed skein of yarn by Madeline Tosh in Toronto while travelling over the new year. It reminded me of the night sky and I knew instantly I must have it to knit some socks. The socks became my travelling project and then my handbag project to knit while I was out and about when I returned home. I like having a little project to work on while I'm out but it also means it takes much longer to finish what should be a quick little knit. Not to mention the fact that I didn't write my pattern down and messed up the stitch count on the second sock so I had to completely unravel it and make it all over again. It was very frustrating and there were definitely some lessons in there about surrendering to circumstances and maybe actually recording patterns on paper instead of just in my head.
The socks are knitted from the toe up with a simple seed stitch pattern across the top of the foot and ankle. The cuff is a 3k, 1p rib and the heel is knitted in short rows.
I'm happy to be able to put these on my feet now and start on another pair with a design I've been mulling over in my mind for a little while now.
