So I finished a pair of socks. I like them. They are Papaver socks from Anne Hanson at Knitspot. The pattern is great and they pretty much knit themselves. I recommend all the patterns I’ve knit from Knitspot. The only thing I modded was that I didn’t do a short row heel because those don’t really fit me too great so I did a stockinette heel with the gusset decreases on the bottom of the foot to maintain the integrity of the pattern edge (blah blah blah, haha).
Yarn is Rio de la Plata merino sock in raspberry. I got it for myself for my birthday about 2 years ago. It was always destined to be Papavers! I’m glad I finally made them.
ANYWAY now I’m still working on the yellow socks I talked about last time and also these ones:
These are Laeticia from Twist Collective. It’s a fabulously written pattern, totally charted. Anytime a pattern isn’t charted it makes me want to smack it.
And I am actually pretty much following it exactly except for (haha) the cast-on – instructions call for a rolled edge which makes me want to screech so I did a turned cuff. Doesn’t look too much different. OTHER THAN THAT THOUGH it is by the book.
This yarn is also Rio de la Plata that has been marinating in the stash for awhile. It was briefly part of a shawl before I ripped it out. I don’t recall the colorway as the ball band has long been lost in the sands of time.
At any rate, Ravelry has informed me that Rio de la Plata is out of business, so good luck finding any! 😛
It is too bad because their base yarn is great, almost cottony and strong, but all wool.
“except for” ha ha, you are sooo my daughter.
Oh, and those pink socks are totally gorgeous.
Love the papaver socks. I have yet to do a gusset on the sole, but te gumdrop sock is still waiting for me. Again, keeyoot blockers. Did you
mention what yarn you used? What yarn are the yellow socks? I like the green in them.
Oh yeah, I guess I did forget to mention what yarn I used, heh. Both socks are out of Rio De La Plata merino sock yarn. It’s good stuff, though I don’t know how widely available it is (got it at my LYS a couple years ago).
Did you ever get some Stroll Tonals from Knitpicks?