Sock Show Thursday: When at Kesha....

Sorting my yarn stash this summer revealed to me the wealth of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock yarn that I own. This is understandable as I feel very strongly that if I were limited to one brand the rest of my knitting career it would probably be the lightweight of BMFA STR. However, it's larger than it's bin at the moment and that's just the STR and only in the light/medium weights. So I've been consciously looking at using a bit more of it. 

I know, I feel so bad for me too... I'm using yarn I adore.  To make socks.  (We'll discuss the rest of my fingering weight stash another day -- I didn't realize just how much of it really is inappropriate for sock knitting due to fiber content, twist, etc.)  

First, the project that has had less work: 

This colorway amuses me so much.  Chasing Flamingos. It's vibrant and looks like saltwater taffy and unicorns. I expect small children to attempt to steal it if I take it out into public.  And what better yarn than that to take to a Kesha concert? (She's not using $ anymore.) 

This was my attempt in the dark at Ravinia at the end of the concert. You can see I didn't get very far but it's started. These are going to be fabulous socks. And they are living with me until they die. I should probably knit the leftovers into baby mitts or something.  

This is the other pair rolling around on the needles -- in the colorway Royal. It's been in the stash for five years according to Ravelry (my external brain).  And you can see these are stuck in a holding pattern--which was a theme this week wasn't it? -- I need the Philosopher to be home and try on at least one sock so I can get a sense of how long until the toe.  I can count rows and mimic, but I'm bad at that first foot length estimation.  I'm pretty sure the sock on the left is closer-- but do I need 1 more inch or two?  

So yes, we're officially back to sock as one of the on the go projects. You didn't think that hiatus would truly last did you?  

BMFA STR 4EVER