This past month has been about socks. I finished sock #2 of the striped Vanilla Latte socks I was making for DD2. She thinks they are gorgeous, and still has no clue that they are for her. (*snicker*) I plan to give them to her before she heads back to college in August for her senior year.
As soon as the Vanilla Latte socks were finished, I went rummaging in my stash and found two complimentary yarns to make my next project--The Polka Dot Party Socks from issue 27, Bloom, of Taproot magazine. These socks will be for me, since they will be my first color work socks and I'm a little unsure of my ability to make them not too tight but with floats that don't snag on toenails. Since they are for me, I went with rather bold colors in my yarn choices.
The heel is one that I've only done once before, and honestly didn't like at the time. I decided to give it another try as I am making these socks exactly as the pattern is written. I have to say, I still don't like this heel technique. I guess I'm a gusset heel kinda gal. To me the heel looks a little funky and I may end up ripping it out later and replacing with a different one. But, for now, I'm soldiering on with the pattern which (other than the heel) is really fun. This is definitely going to be a bold pair of socks.
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