Supercook socks
Written on August 21, 2008
In a fit of efficiency I have actually managed to photograph a finished object (well a pair really) only hours after they came off the needles.
This is the yarn I dyed with Supercook food colouring a couple of weeks ago.
It is my usual ribbed sock pattern, with short row heel. This time I tried out yarn over short rows. Again I am having trouble with getting them even, one side is reasonably nice but the other is a bit sloppy. Back to the drawing board on that one, I have another idea to try.
For a quick recap, the yarn is 4ply / sock weight Blue Faced Leicester superwash, from H W Hammand. It is very nice yarn to knit with, and the socks are lovely and comfy (I am wearing them as I type).
I love how these have come out.
I will be interested to see how well the colour lasts, and also how the yarn washes and wears. The yarn is quite smooth but with a small halo.
You can tell how much I love them by the ridiculous number of photographs I have taken 
Filed in: Dyeing, Finished Projects, Socks.
They’re lovely. What about Japanese short rows on the sloppy side? Might that make them a little more symmetrical (though I wouldn’t worry about this!)
August 22, 2008 @ 9:01 pm