Pink and Purple Koigu Socks: June 2004 Archives

I think I finally shook the bad knitting vibes this weekend. I knitted on 3 or 4 different projects and really enjoyed it. I even finished sock #1 of the pink and purple koigu:

The astute observer will note that yes, there is a tiny hole where the pink heel corner meets the rest of the sock. I've already woven in all the ends (can you believe it?) so I'll have to weave in a new piece of yarn to close that up. I don't make socks that often so I still need more practice. Either way I love it!

I picked up a few hanks of Koigu a couple weeks back and I just wasn't able to stop myself from casting on with it yesterday. I started another pair of socks on 2 circs. Very basic - 1 inch of ribbing and then straight stockingnette. I chose a short row heel. Here's where I am:

I got very lucky in how well the heel color matches the pink in the variegated. I picked that up on Thursday at Pins and Needles in Princeton. They have a great selection of Koigu and Kersti. Can you believe that's the only yarn I bought there that day?