fo : zimtschnecke socks

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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.

pattern : Show-off Stranded Socks by Anne Campbell
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.

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Thanks for stopping by—it’s been a minute. I’m happy to have taken some time off from knitting to save my wrists. Now that our days are to be spent at home, it makes the most sense to break out some old projects, find my camera, and enjoy what I can of this unpredictable and tense situation.

My current candle burning is by P. F. Candle Company. Turns out they have a brick and mortar shop in Culver City, so I swung by in January after checking out a Thinkspace show. This one is Sandalwood Rose scented and it’s potent. The warmer, earthier scents by P. F. Candle Co are my favorite.

I think a small joy of buying a P. F. Candle is figuring out how I might want to repurpose the brown jars left behind. I can’t trust that they’re food-grade, but even having a new container for oil bottle, staples, erasers or other knick-knacks is pretty great. I’ll take what small joys I can get.