Saturday, January 26, 2013

FO: Embossed Leaves socks.

As promised, here are the Embossed Leaves socks. With the lighting and variegation in the yarn, it was hard to get a good pic of the stitch pattern.

Embossed Leaves is a pattern I've had in my queue forever. It just needed the perfect shade of green. I found that in Pinewood - a colour Mom created when we got our first shipment of Twisted Top Cat. I love it - it's a has varying shades deep green with touches of brownish-green.

The Twisted Top Cat is a joy to knit with. Soft and warm like our regular Top Cat, but with a high twist that adds that extra sproing!

The pattern is very easy - and one of those patterns just seem to make the knitting fly by. I made a few small mods: 1) the cuffs are shorter - only about 4 inches (and just the way I like them!). 2) The foot has a star toe, but I just continued the pattern right to the end.
This pic is a little blurry, but it shows the stitches nicely.  The socks are on my feet now, and they are keeping everything nice and toasty! Now... what should I do for my next socks?
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9 comments:

  1. RachelleJanuary 26, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    I like taking the pattern to the toe if I can, though I've found I prefer a different toe to the standard which doesn't support me doing that; can't win em all I guess.

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  2. SamanthaJanuary 26, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    Very nice!! :)

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  3. AraigneeJanuary 27, 2013 at 12:11 AM

    Pretty!

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  4. SavaJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:33 AM

    Oooh I really like these socks! I'm a sucker for leaf patterns, and they look so cozy!

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  5. bittenbyknittinJanuary 27, 2013 at 2:25 PM

    Lovely! I made these but the yarn I chose did not hold up, so I am thinking of transforming them into arm warmers.

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  6. kathy bJanuary 27, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    they are amazing!!!!! Great job.

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  7. lexaJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:23 PM

    Nice!

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  8. LeslieAJanuary 27, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    Very pretty - I like the lace pattern!

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  9. WildflowerWoolJanuary 27, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Like, like, like!

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