In Which the Pirate Knits a Rainbow.

New socks, new socks! I really had hoped to have these done in time for Pride Month, but hey – there’ll be another one next year. Yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply in the “Rum Raisin” colourway, which I bought in Lake Tahoe in 2019. Pattern is… just a plain ol’ 64 stitch sock. I kind of wish I’d thought of knitting these toe-up so that the toes would have started (or ended) at the beginning of the rainbow, but it’s not that big a deal :) I did break the yarn after turning the heel, skipping ahead to the next red stripe so that the rainbow wouldn’t be interrupted over the ankle, and that was a good decision – even if it did mean having a few more ends to weave in.

The same day that I finished these, I immediately started on the next pair, this time using Cascade Heritage Paints. The colourway I’m using is called “Thunder,” which seems sort of appropriate to go next to a pair of rainbows. This past weekend I turned the first heel and am working my way down the foot. It’ll be another plain stockinette pair (it’s good knit-night work!) but with a navy contrast yarn in the cuffs/toes/heels. Also, I’m putting a Sweet Tomato Heel on these socks in hopes of not disturbing the spiral pooling of the yarn. I really like how it looks in the contrasting colour.

Maybe there’s something about the whiff of fall in the air that’s gotten me re-invigorated to work on my knitting projects. This morning when I sat down at my desk I saw the yarn for the second of my Aviation socks (the third in the Twisted Trilogy that I’ve been procrastinating on for a while) – and instead of just nodding at it, like, “yeah, I see you,” I picked it up and knit for a while. Once this sock is done I’ll write up all three patterns in a nice way and then get them published, finally! I’m trying not to give myself a hard time for not finishing this project sooner, because what good would that do now? Instead I’m going to try to remember how much I actually do enjoy knitting this pattern, even if I’m a little intimidated by the thought of writing up patterns for publication :)