Another Pair Finished

Aaand another pair of socks finished. After the Bayerische, these seemed to fly off the needles. The pattern is wonderful and looks much more complicated than it really is to knit. And the fit is marvelous.

• On Ravelry: Firestarter

• Pattern: Firestarter by Yarnissima

• Yarn: Hot Socks Laola (75% superwash wool/25% polyamide) in colorway #655

• Needles: 2.5 mm (foot) and 3.0 mm (leg)

• Mods: Turkish cast-on instead of the suggested provisional cast on and short-row toe; increased one extra stitch at each side for calf shaping; modified Russian bind-off instead of the suggested one

These are probably the best-fitting socks I’ve ever made. The foot is nice and snug, the heel is amazing, and the ribbing on the cuff is wonderfully stretchy.

And then something that's not socks: Mystic Light mystery shawl by Anna Dalvi in The Knittery 4ply Merino Cashmere Sock (60% merino/20% cashmere/20% nylon, colorway “Midnight”)

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