Two half-pairs of finished socks.

First, the "simple" sock - I always have a pair of "simple" socks on the needles. This one is made from the Opal Rainforest line (#4, I think?). The colorway is representative of some tropical bird and is "Proud Harald" or more literally, "Harald the Proud."



I used a 7x1 rib on the body of the sock to make it more fitted without compromising the color patterning too much. And for a change, I maintained the ribbing all through the toe decreases. One of the things I like about socks is that there are all these little things you can change up so even "simple" socks don't have to be multiple identical pairs.

I cast on for the second sock - making an effort to start at the same point in the patterning so that they will be identical. (I had to wind off a fair amount of yarn and remove it from the ball in order to make that work; I hope that doesn't come back to bite me at the end of this sock).

I also finished the first "Pele's Sock"



It's interesting how the stripes are narrower and more frequent on the foot. I think that's because on the leg, the pattern is the lacy rib all the way around, and on the foot, it's only on the instep.

I really like this yarn. The coloring amuses me, but more than that, the yarn itself feels very nice. It's from an online shop called Rock Creek Yarns. (Based, you might guess, in Washington DC).