fo : zimtschnecke socks
I finished this project in 2018, but am still so in love with it that I have to give it the attention it deserves. This was my second go at Campbell’s pattern. I adored it the first time, but was frustrated with the yarn I used. This sock pattern deserved another chance.
yarn : Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball® Crazy in Zimtschnecke
needle : US1 / 2.25mm
size : 10”
Show-off Stranded Socks is available for free on Ravelry. The slipped stitchwork makes variegated yarn blend well without looking garish. A fantastic choice for skeins that look great as skeins but…not reliably great when knit up.
My favorite part of the pattern would have to be the gusset stitches, by far. Campbell offers several options for patterns here, like garter, stockinette or reverse stockinette. I went with the seed stitch, which for its tedium gets a lovely result. Besides, it’s just a gusset. I didn’t mind the alternating K1P1 at all.
The yarn for this was much more comfortable to use than the thread-core Regia Hand-Dye Effect. It’s a SchoppelWolle Crazy Zauberball that I purchased at the Nifty Knitter in Issaquah, WA. It’s loosely spun for a plushy feel, without suffering much on the durability front. And those colors!!!
High from a freshly bound-off FO, I bought a second skein of the Zimschnecke to make a gift pair. With this stranded sock pattern again? Maybe not. I’d like to watch the yarn do its own thing with a simpler vanilla or rib pattern instead. But we’ll see.