The Crafty Bits: Unst Socks (F)

Two weeks ago I hesitantly took a small white envelope to the post office and sent off the most beautiful pair of socks I've ever made. That's a pretty bold statement - I know - but it's completely honest. Even though they're the softest most feminine shade of pink...a color I almost universally abhor, I absolutely had to talk myself into opening my hand and letting them drop into the temporary custody of the United States Postal Service.





Back in October I was perusing the sock yarns at my LYS and found an almost exact match to the shade of light pink used at my friend Kara's wedding. And really that's all there was to it, there was nothing to do but buy the skein and find just the right pattern to help commemorate her leap from single to wed -- a little something to capture the feeling of her princess perfect wedding. As if the color isn't perfect enough, the pattern's delicate yarn-overs and eyelets took the germ of the idea and really made it happen. The final socks were so delicate and fine looking that it's hard to believe that they weren't done on some imported brand of superfine yarn and 00 needles.





About these Socks:

Yarn: Castle Fibers Sock Yarn
Colorway: ?? Pink, I lost the label that had the exact name
Pattern: Unst from Knitting on the Road: Sock Patterns for the Traveling Knitter by Nancy Bush
Needles: #1 DPN
Time Frame: 3-4 weeks