I started knitting my Mom a sock, you've seen it, it is the color pink that I always think of my Mom wearing. So I got to here...
I am almost halfway through the yarn and I still need to knit a toe, this is going to be a problem. I could just rip back the sock and start over making the leg a few inches shorter or I could raid my left over sock yarn bag and ask for help from you.
First up we have Dream in Color Smooshy yarn in the Gothic Rose colorway. Now I think this works pretty well but I have more to show you.
This is Malabrigo sock yarn in Stonechat. This one has touches of brown that I don't care to add in to the mix, but hey I'll take a picture of it.
Originally I thought a nice grey toe would be nice since there are touches of light grey in the original yarn. But I think this one is not the best option now that I see them together. Nothing to see on this one, keep going to the next one.
Finally we have Claudia's Handpainted in Last Night's Wine. Personally I like this one the best but that would mean the socks are made from yarns named Fresh Entrails and Last Night's Wine. Well it is a few days before Halloween, maybe I should just go with the creepiness.
Any opinions?
Wow it only took me five years of knitting for my Mom to get a hand knit pair. Maybe I should send her an I love you Mom card.
I like the gothic rose yarn for the toe. I have lots of socks where the toes are a different color than the rest of the sock...call it a planned design element. ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't mind different colored toes on socks. I am however more familiar with unplanned things becoming design elements. It is not a mistake it is a design element.
DeleteI like Gothic Rose, but the thought of Fresh Entrails and Last Night's Wine is just too funny to pass up. :)
ReplyDeleteI giggled at that one myself.
DeleteI'm watching the weather reports. Please stay safe!
ReplyDeleteWe will try. I think our area is due to get high winds but only a small amount of rain. I'm hoping nothing bad happens.
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