Socks for the Niece

[crafty_packrat]

I'm making socks for my niece for Christmas.. using the 'Pink Tourmaline' yarn from Crash Into Ewe's Jewel Collection.





Now I'm trying to decide which pattern out of Sock Innovation I should use... I'm thinking Devon might be good, but mostly I want one of the simpler ones without much purling.

Comments

[laughingrat]

That is, indeed, passing shiny. Will it be slick to knit, do you think?

Are you poking around in other places than Sock Innovation? Because I think Nutkins would be really pretty in that yarn, and I know I'm certainly enjoying knitting mine up. They're a speedy knit.

[crafty_packrat]

I bought Sock Innovation recently and I want to try out one of the patterns. They *are* gorgeous, after all.

[kniteracy]

This is lovely wool indeed. Yum! As for a Sock Innovation pattern, I think you'll be surprised at how easy Kai-Mei is. It's fun to knit because it has an unusual shape, and I think this lovely pink would really look great in that pattern.

[crafty_packrat]

Kai-Mei looks gorgeous, but I'm a little worried about lengthening it. My niece wears size 11s like I do, and there is nothing more frustrating than trying to adapt a sock pattern that has no flexibility in it when you need another 2 inches of length.

[nugatorytm]

The Devon pattern would look wonderful with this yarn, and quite possibly the shiny bits might highlight the diamond pattern very nicely. Do you plan on swatching first?