Blog jumping, I ended up at Knitting Notes. I love the Onion Domes socks she shows. They are so cool. The variegated detail is wonderful. Intrigued, I headed on out to Rebecca Bowen's site and found myself oohing and aahing over a number of the sock patterns I found. Some of those could get me back into knitting socks!
In theory, I love to knit socks, and I've got lots of yarn for socks. But I've never been thrilled with the ones I've made - especially the ones from sock yarn (versus thicker socks). The last pair I did was in a great Opal, and they're really beautiful. I used a Fish Ladder pattern. What I didn't like was that they pilled some, and the bottoms/heels do look a bit worn, and the overall sock just doesn't seem as tightly woven as I'd like it (and I used 1's). So, I put socks down for a while. But, there are days when I really do wish for a whole drawer of beautiful handknit socks just because they showcase such great yarns.
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