The Rivendell socks were finished Friday night. I washed and blocked them overnight and put them in the mail to the Sock Museum Saturday afternoon. The USPS says they were delivered yesterday morning.
Basic stats
Yarn: Dream in Color Starry in Grey Tabby, used about 250 yds
Needles: 2 Hiyahiya circs, size US 2.5, 20″ long
Gauge: 7.5 sts/in in stockinette stitch, 9.5 sts/in in Ktbl, P2 ribbing
These were a pretty fast knit, and I probably would have been done with them way sooner if I had worked on them consistantly. The clustered stitches at the top were a new technique for me, but really interesting to do. I find the horizontal effect they make a nice addition to the pattern. However, it should be noted that they do make the cuff of the sock a little less stretchy than the rest of the ribbing. Some people might find this slight restriction annoying; it doesn’t bother me very much, although if I were to knit these again, I may try to find a way to combat it.
Unfortunately, neither of my photos picks up the silver thread in the yarn very well. When you can see it, it adds a nice little sparkle, which I thought would be a nice effect for socks named after Rivendell. The subtle shading of the colorway didn’t detract from the pattern at all. I did love how the yarn became nice and soft after washing it.
I hope my socks have tons of fun at the Sock Summit in my stead. And I hope that everyone who’s going get a chance to see my socks.
Kathy in San Jose graciously sent me photos of my Rivendell socks that she took at Sock Summit. If you click on the photo it will take you to the larger photo at Flickr so you can see the sock information (if you can’t please let me know and I will see what I have to do to make that happen). I will clarify here that the yarn information was listed incorrectly. It should be Dream in Color Starry in the Grey Tabby colorway.