Mmmmmmm. . . how I love chocolate covered cherries

Raindrop Lace Socks
aka Chocolate Covered Cherry Socks
Pattern: Fiber Trends Raindrop Lace Socks (An adaptation of Swiss Fan Stitch from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury)
Yarn: Fly Super Sport 3-ply Hand-dyed Merino Wool (Ruby Redmond, which I renamed Chocolate Covered Cherries); One skein
Needles: Size 2 Circular Needles (Magic Loop Method)
First Sock Completed: December 28, 2006
Second Sock Completed: New Year's Eve 2006

I coulda been out dancing. I coulda been out on the town. I coulda donned my finest and put all the girls to shame. Instead, I finished knitting the second of my Chocolate Covered Cherry Socks.

I love, love, love this yarn. So much that I actually dreamed about it. Seriously, I actually dreamed about a particular yarn. It was a purchase from the Stitches Midwest Conference in Chicago in August. Purchased by a fellow knitter, I had yarn envy and had to slip back down to the conference floor and buy some of my own. I am sooooo glad I did.

I had held onto this yarn, unsure just what type of sock I wanted to make. At first I feared I had chosen the wrong pattern for it, but as it went along and as I tried them on, I was ever so pleased. I only wish I could do the colors justice in photography. As soon as the sun popped out today I tried to snap some good shots, but really am not pleased with the saturation of color in any of them. For now, just humor me.

I did have one small glitch in picking up stitches along one of the heels, but overall, it went smoothly. The pattern was very, very easy to memorize. I did an alternative toe and kinda liked it for a change.

As the yarn was a little heavier than the Opal called for in the pattern, I went for a smaller needle, but not quite as small as what I generally use in socks. I wanted the stiches to be prominent to show the color.

Best of all. . . they feel amazing on my feet.

Oh, and the first finished object of 2007? A hat for my beloved. Details at right. I tried a new yarn, Paton's Rumors and it is so very soft. Pardon the off-center, artsy shot. I just liked the composition of the shot.