Tea Socks
I realized that I had not made myself a pair of socks for some time. Socks for others, which made things seem as if sock-making was continuing at a great pace, but it had stalled for my own drawer.
I have three pairs from a few years ago which have gotten sadder and sadder, fuzz, felted, limpness, holes; I still put them on because it never fails to be a delight to wear wool on the feet, but it is not a delight to view them. The socks, I should say; according to the midwife, I have some of the prettiest pregnant feet she’s seen. (I can still see them, and they’re not swollen in the slightest.) Very proud.
The pattern is Oolong, and the yarn Louet Gems Fingering in 6012 Goldenrod. Not many people have made this pattern, it seems, which is a shame–it’s a really beautiful design. The textures of the two lace patterns fit remarkably well together, and the transition between them seems slightly odd when knitting but works perfectly on the foot. I had enough yarn to put an extra repeat of the first lace pattern on the cuff, and enough again to add another repeat of the second one on the foot to fit my size 9 feet. I have about 20 yards left over? I even knit fairly loosely on the 1s, since I’m trying to conserve finger energy against possible swelling or aches. So far, so good.
With my orange-red shoes from the infamous Clothes Box of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. Alas for a better photo–one may turn up from the shower Rebekah gave me last Saturday, where I wore the socks and the shoes together with much personal satisfaction.
I love these socks I’ve made so much–the perfect combination of what I like to make, something very needed and practical, but also extremely good looking. When I have five such pairs, this gap in my wardrobe will be filled, until this round wears out in turn; with five pairs, I hope to spread the wear around. Yellow, green, navy, — brown, red?
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