
The Slide socks by Cookie A are a dream to knit up. I had seen a lot of her designs around ravelry and on various blogs and have wondered why her work has been so popular (besides the gorgeous designs, that is). If this pattern is enough to go by, she's got a way of making simple knitting stitches and conventions into impressive designs, and of explaining them clearly and flawlessly for even an uncertain beginner to comfortably follow along. I might have to queue up those ever-popular Monkey Socks sometime soon.
As for the Zen Garden yarn--it's easily the softest sock yarn I've had the privilege of working with to date, but I think the colorway shifts too aggressively for the purpose of this design. I'll likely keep knitting it, but another go at this project with a softly solid MadelineTosh might be in order in the future.

I'm participating in NaKniSweMo for a second year! This year's choice is Ease, a gorgeous pattern that has been sitting in my queue for a long time. I chose Knitpicks' Wool of the Andes Superwash in Mineral Heather, which looks even better in person.
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The colors are faaar more accurate in this photo than in the previous. |


oooohhh, i simply LOVE the Rainbow Hue shift afghan! especially in the brown/blue/green colorway! but unfortunately Knitpicks doesn't ship worldwide, so i guess i won't be knitting it anytime soon. (which is probably a good thing because i'm not ready for a big WIP like an afghan) ;)
ReplyDeletecan't wait to see your afghan in progress!
i absolutely can't wait to knit this afghan!
Deleteand hey, whenever you feel ready to knit this gorgeous looking kit, i would be happy to have it be sent to my place and i can mail it directly to yours!