these are the This Must Be The Socks (Naive Knitting) socks, the name of which is destined to be shortened to "Naive" or the much more annoying T.M.B.T.S. socks (in this case i'm going with the former.) what we have here is several inches of totally improvised, patternless, off-the-top-of-my-head, make it up as i go along (just like the song says) cabled sock. cables flow into other cables and twist in varying directions, all in a seemingly too-busy, striped yarn.
this yarn is handpainted Deegu gifted to me by Adriana, and yes i knew it would stripe beforehand, but still continued to knit an intricately cabled sock. though the pattern might seem to clash with the yarn, i really enjoy how to sock doesn't give up its secrets at first glance. one has to come closer to take it all in and the effect is not unlike a well-placed piece of garden statuary--hidden, mysterious and nearly serendiptious. serendipity, of course, being key here.
5 comments:
Wow, that is a stunningly gorgeous sock!! I had no idea the yarn would look so good knit up. And that is an awesome pattern. You absolute must write it down for me because I need to make socks like that.
thanks lady! i am writing the pattern down as i go. i'm kinda playing around with the idea of making it available as a free pattern if i can get around to charting it.
Love your sense of cabley adventure! I don't think it is too busy at all.
Ooooo... Love the colours even more once they're knitted up!
I actually like these better than the tipsy knitter socks!
Post a Comment