Knitty Project (Winter 2006): Monkey Socks

I spent part of my Christmas LYS gift certificate on some Mini Mochi yarn.

It’s a soft, single-ply that I picked for the purple.  After digging around on Ravelry, I decided to knit Cookie A’s Monkey Socks.  They’re lace, and I’ve never really understood why you would want to put holes in your socks on purpose (not to mention the whole lacy intimidation thing).

But the other pairs I had seen looked really pretty, so I thought they were worth a try. And after a couple of false starts gauge swatches, I was on my way. And this pattern?  So easy.  By the foot of the first sock I had memorized the 11 round repeat, so I could knit my lace socks and watch Angel at the same time.

The yarn was a little splitty, because it’s single-ply, but not difficult to work with.  And even though it has a little halo, it doesn’t obscure the pattern.  I am back to making fraternal socks though.  The second ball didn’t have as much of the deep purple as the first. And as I got to the toe (the toe!) of the second sock, I ran into this:

See that? In the bottom right corner?  A knot.  And an abrupt color change, from green to violet.  Defeats the whole purpose of the gradient dyeing. Grrr. I cut the yarn, unwound the ball to another green spot, and knit the last two inches of the second sock.

Technical specs:

• Yarn: Mini Mochi Yarn
  • Violets Rainbow Colorway
• Needles: 2.5mm magic loop
• Pattern: Monkey Socks by Cookie A
• New skills:
  • Lace socks!
  • Twisted rib cuff (nice look)

Overall, these were a great knit. Easy, fast, and a gorgeous FO.

I’ve already added several other Cookie A sock patterns to my Ravelry queue, and her new book, Sock Innovation, is sitting on my desk.

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Special thanks to my guest photographer and dresser, Kaity.  The more pregnant I get, the harder it becomes to reach my feet.