Ply and Burl

When you take a funky picture with too much contrast and lots of dark spots, don’t despair. Just go all dark and Goya on it and no one will ever know it wasn’t intentional.

But enough about photography… the first Embossed Leaves sock is done! I’m knitting it with Knit Picks’ Essential. I like this yarn, most of the time. As you knit, it blooms a soft halo which adds nicely to the texture. However, I found that the plies tend to separate, and woe to she who loses one of the teeny tiny stitches: prepare to spend forever trying to recover all the strands.

Sock number 2 is already in the works!

A note: The toe on this sock is really beautiful. I often find sock patterns where the toe tapers gradually and then suddenly ends, making it look all squared off and geometric — not something very desirable in a nice, soft sock. The taper in the toe of this pattern is not only pretty to look at, but comes out very nicely rounded. Best of all is the finishing: no kitchener stitch to be found! Just thread the yarn through the last eight stiches, tighten and you’re done!

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