Socks, amirite?

Lesula

Socks!

Swamp Monster Does Socks

Remember last summer when I got bit by the dyeing bug? I love all the greens but I have two absolute favorites: a bright, granny apple green and this murky, swampy, muddy green. I’d kettle dyed this one with olive green with some black overtones. I named it (him?) Swamp Monster.

Earlier this summer I was looking for yarn for a summery sock design and thought of this! The color goes so well with the leaf pattern on the socks. It’s (semi)solid enough to let the stitch pattern shine but it’s got some interesting color variations as well.

The intertwining leaves are made with a lace-and-cables stitch pattern (more lace than cables!) that’s super easy to memorize. The socks are knitted from the toe up with a gusset and heel flap construction.

The yarn was a joy to knit with and — if I do say so myself — the dye job was pretty bang on. And the resulting sock pattern, Interleaved, is out now!

Buy Interleaved @ Ravelry

On Ravelry: Interleaved

Pattern: Interleaved by Susanna Winter

Yarn: 2 skeins of DROPS Fabel, hand dyed by meee

So what do all of these socks have in common? They are all 100% merino, and they all developed holes from wear. None of the socks that I knit with yarns that contained a little nylon have developed a hole yet.