These socks have been a very pleasant and smooth experience. The pattern is great, very detailed with lots of charts. I had to pay more  attention to the mock cable pattern and found it less intuitive than most cables but I really like the result, even on a rather dark yarn the cables pop out nicely.  Except for the patterned heel the construction is pretty traditional, top-down with  heel flap and gusset and wedge toe. The yarn is lovely to knit with and the yardage was perfect for my size. I did not run out but did not have much left over either. The only thing that bugs me a little is the color difference color between the socks, one almost solid and the other one with more lighter color variegation. Other than that I absolutely love this shade even though I have a slight preference for the more solid sock on my right foot.


Pattern: Woodsmoke socks by Anne Hanson
Yarn: Claudia Handpainted Yarns Fingering in Last Night`s Wine
Needle: One Circular needle size #1




This project encouraged me to try to knit twelve pairs of socks this year, one for  every month of the Solid Socks Knitalong on Ravelry. I already have most of the colors chosen for this year in my stash (except for naturals or whites required for June) so it should be good for my stash as well.