Forest Floor Socks (2012)

Pattern: Usual Hybrid Sock Pattern

Yarns: Lang Jawoll Magic (most of one 100g ball, though there was a comfortable amount left over)
Method: Hand knitting
Completed: October 15, 2012.

These are my standard socks -- toe up, following Wendy's Toe-Up pattern, and Cat Bordhi's Riverbed Arch expansion/plain heel. For the ankle, I did 2x2 rib.

I liked the feel of the yarn, and the self-striping was fun, but there was a long patch of almost-black on the first sock that I thought detracted significantly from the value of having self-striping yarn. Also, working with such dark yarn was a bit of a challenge, when trying to short-row or turn a heel in a dim airplane or meeting seat.

	You can see the dark band of a long stretch of almost-black in the yarn
	Detail: self-striping foot, close-up of 2x2 ribbing on the ankle
	Off the feet -- I guess it's spring or summer forest floor in the socks, along with some real forest-like leaves in the Fall! Note that the 2x2 rib made a really skinny ankle off the foot, but fit quite comforably.

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