Sock-a-holic

I had the non puke-y flu the past two days. I didn’t go to work yesterday I felt so blah. I did get lots of knitting done since it hurt to do much anything else.

The parrot socks are done. I love them despite their fraternal color scheme from mate to mate.

The pattern is super easy and looks wonderful knitted up. I wore them last night. There are another great pair for my sock drawer.

I cast on some Fiesta Boomerang in Wild Oak. This yarn is the BOMB. It’s squishiness is making for a nice firm but soft pair of socks. The color is even knitting up in an attractive display of blues and brown. As a side note, I don’t get the Wild Oak name (oaks make me think of trees which equal green/brown combos) - more like riverbeds or streams here.

I’m using a modified version of the Elongated Rib Check from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker, with 7 rows before alternating the ribbing. It’s a quick knit on size 3 US needles. I think even size 4s would work well with this yarn. I almost hit the Loopy Ewe to add more to my stash - almost.

The only con with this yarn is it was a bit splity casting on and picking up the gusset stitches but otherwise so far so good. I’m curious to see how it wears over time. There is a fingering weight version by Fiesta called Baby Boomerang. The DK weight yarns really have my attention right now so I probably am going to stick with the Boomerang.

The shop did get updated on Sunday before the flu really tackled me hard. There are some great new colors too. Lotus is my new favorite.