phila*craft

socks knit with my plant-dyed wool






YARN: one hank of Henry's Attic Kona Superwash dyed with weld (There's enough left over for a child's pair of socks.)
NEEDLES: size 1US bamboo dps
GAUGE: 7 stitches/inch over stockinette
PATTERN: Charlene Schurch's from Sensational Knitted Socks
NOTES: I had planned to knit up this wool and figure out how to space dye it for two-row stripes, but I ended up dipping half the mordanted hank in the dyepot with 1/4 oz of weld and letting that steep for half an hour. Next I nudged another five inches of the hank into the pot and let that steep for another 20 minutes or so. The result was this micro-stripe effect that I really like. I hope you can see the two shades of yellow.
I improvised cardboard sock blockers for this pair that I think I might get a few more uses from before recycling; I simply traced around one sock onto corrugated cardboard and then cut out two. Charlene Schurch's directions for kitchener stitch are the best I've seen anywhere. I liked working the "Forethought" Heel, too. Must head over to the SKS knitalong to join and post!