More Socks!

Maybe you've noticed, but I'll confess if you haven't: I have no idea how to photograph socks. Today's pictures are sub-par too, so please forgive me. I may have to start enlisting John as designated sock photographer. Without further ado:

Fomalhaut

Pattern: TDTU Vanilla Sock
Yarn: Holiday Yarns Jennifer's Flocksock Sock Yarn
Needles: US 1
Project page

As I mentioned yesterday, I got this yarn in a sock club package. The package included beads and a pattern for the yarn. It's a beautiful pattern. I really liked knitting it, but when I tried it on, it just wasn't me. I frogged it and went with a plain stockinette sock. I decided to use up every yard of it, and I did! I randomly placed the beads to look like star bursts or something. I like it! The beads are supposed to go on the outer leg (as pictured), but as it happens, the right sock fits my left foot better and vice versa.

The pattern is pretty good. It goes on feel more than measurement, but it's not hard by any means. I'm not crazy about the toe-up heel flap. It doesn't look very tidy. I love toe-up socks and I like the look of heel flaps. There must be a way to do a top-down heel flap on a toe-up sock. I do like short-row heels (but definitely not boomerang heels!), so I can't complain too much.

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