Something wicked this way comes

I finished a new pair of socks just in time for our cold, fall weather. I call them my "Wicked Socks."

I used Imagination in "Wicked Witch" for the main color and "Frog Prince" for the contrasting heels, toes & cuffs. By using a contrasting color for the toes & heels, I only needed one skein of the Wicked Witch for very generously high socks. (My shoe size is 9, so it's not like I have tiny feet either.)

I must have loosened up considerably by the time I knit the second sock because my sock is a little bigger and the yarn pooled in slightly thicker stripes. You can see this on the left foot in this photo (sorry about the blurry photo--I'm sure you know how hard it is to photograph your own feet!):

Oh well, I love mis-matchy socks anyway! I wore them on Friday, and they kept my feet toasty warm (but not hot). They were a little baggy on first wearing, so I washed them inside out in the washing machine and dried them on low. They fluffed up nicely and shrunk ever-so-slightly. (Photos are from post-washing.)

PS: All the colors of Imagination are back in stock if you want to make some wicked-cool winter socks of your own...

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Comment by Knittingram/Jackie on November 24, 2008 at 2:15pm: Love the socks -- I'm new to this and am awaiting the ML book and circ needles. So far, just doing them on DPN/s and enjoying that.
Knittingram/Jackie

Comment by SOCKGIRL on November 24, 2008 at 6:23am: Love these colors, need to get the wool for myself..A winter project.

Sock Girl--Margie

Comment by weises1 on November 19, 2008 at 11:53am: I LOVE this color combination. I'm thnking of using it myself. Thanks for your creativity :-)
Sue

Comment by greencliff on November 16, 2008 at 2:28pm: Those are adorable....and the yarn looks like it would be fun to work with. Different yarn for heel, toe and cuff is a clever touch...I think I will copy that idea! Thanks, M.Green