And then there were two

So, I am knitting my first little pair of socks. The hand dyed yarn is some I am working on for the new Madtosh "tuff sock" yarns for the shop. This yarn is fabulous, with a nice and tightly twisted ply for some seriously long wearing and durable little socks.  I am also really smitten with the stitch definition in these suckers. Each little stitch just pops out at ya!

And since I love this sock yarn sooo much. Look for it with a couple new faces in the shop soon.

Meet the newbies:

silk lace - all the madtosh color ways you love in some yummy 100% hand dyed lace yarn.

soft sock - the good old madtosh sock yarn, squishy soft and 462 freakin yards long.

luxury sock - (new!) 50% Superwash Merino 50% Tencel - 400 yards of pure divinity and silky luster.

tuff sock - (new!) Superwash Merino with a round firm twist to the yarn which makes for a very hard wearing and durable sock yarn with great stitch definition to show off those fabulously hand dyed stitches mind you.

As for the fiber fest:

We really had a blast, tornadoes and all. Yes, a tornado touched down not to far from us on Friday night. Such fun and no surprise with the way Texas weather can change at the drop of a cowboy hat.

We met so many new people and I was introduced to the concept of afterthought heels. Yes, I know most of you have already heard of them. But hey, it's new to me and exactly the heel that I will be adding to my first little sock.

I also got to look inside Mary Kay's book, (hello Mary Kay) Sensational Knitted Socks. Inside are some great patterns for newbies and get this, the patterns are written for 4 or 5 dpn's and circs. You get to choose. Fabulous darlings, fabulous.

I finished the back on the tank top pattern and have cast on for the front, which given the size 13 needles I am using should not take too long. But those socks. I just can't put those little suckers down, I am telling you. I am starting to see why they are so addicting. They're small, easy to carry around, fast, instant gratification type knitting. Perfect for a Gemini.

 

Comments

[Enthusia]

I WANT TO LIKE KNITTING!!!

all the yarn you post--so beautiful, so tempting.

and would so just sit in a pile were they in my home. that's pretty, too...hmmmm...

[mk]

Girl!

I just saw your comment. I've been a little tardy about getting around to checking out your site, but here I am.

I have not forgotten you, however. I have to find me a hank of your vintage apron yarn. I must have it!

I've e-mailed you, too.

Have you bought that book yet? It really is pretty cool, giving you options for knitting your socks.

See ya!