Topsy Turvy Socks

Pattern: Entrelac Socks by Eunny Jang, from Interweave Knits Spring 2007
Yarn: 1 skein Koigu in brilliant blue (lost the band so don't have the exact info) & half skein Sundara Yarn in Bartlett Pear  

These are brilliant. Entrelac in the round is so easy to do, and the colors! The colors! I am so in love with both these colors, especially together. If I had another skein of the Koigu I would have had the brilliant blue as the main color - I really love how that sock turned out - but I thought I'd play it safe do one in the blue and one in the pear. The results are very jolly and court jestery.

I kept these at average leg length, and also didn't go for the tassles. Although maybe I should have attached little bells.

After knitting the first sock (Bartlett Pear main color) in size 1 dpn's, I switched to 0's because the 1's were running kind of big. The 0's run a little small, but I'd rather them snug than otherwise. When I make these again I'll probably go back to size 1 needles, but knit 5-stitch blocks instead of 6, giving a total of 60 sts in the round. That's a good number for me.

Update: To answer some people's questions about whether the bumps on the inside of the sock are uncomfortable during wear, the answer is no! Not for me anyway. The bumps are soft, and in fact I really like the texture and the way the bumps squish against the skin.

Make sure you follow Eunny's suggestion of weaving the old color as you're picking up stitches in the new color at the beginning of every new round of blocks. (That barely made sense. Read her instructions.) I would imagine having to cut and to weave in yarn at every round would be a pain, and those bumps would not be comfortable to wear.

OK so now I am on a mission to redecorate our bedroom in these colors. I've been keeping an eye out for bedding, preferrably duvet covers, in exactly that shade of blue but haven't had any luck so far. Once I have that as the anchor, I'll really begin decorating in earnest.

Love these socks!

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I'm flipping on and off like a light switch here.

These are Eunny's Entrelac Socks from IK Spring 2007. I'm using Koigu in the loveliest shade of royal blue and Sundara Sock Yarn in Bartlett Pear, both given to me as gifts. La, I love presents. I love this color pair. It's now my favorite combo du jour, replacing green and purple which had a long and fruitful reign, especially in the old house. But no more. We had barely moved out when the new owners came in and immediately painted the green walls red, and now I must have royal blue and chartreuse in my wardrobe and my bedroom. Our new place has putty-colored walls that would look so much better in a Golden Delicious appley sort of color. Picture that in a bedroom with a rich royal blue duvet cover. Yummy. Anyway.

The Middle East-wrap cast on method for toe-up socks is so cool and so easy that it just about blew my mind. And after I did a couple of tiers of tiles I couldn't stop, giggling like a madwoman as I knit. Because I'm in on the secret: entrelac socks are the simplest things ever! And the outcome is so freaking cool. They're going to be finished in no time.

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