After almost a year of multiple failed attempts, I finally finished Eric's socks! Hooray!! Overall, I'm happy with how they turned out. I'm still not a huge fan of the yarn color, but it's what Eric picked out, and he's happy with it. Previously, I had only knitted the Jaywalker pattern with self-striping yarn, but now I'm happy to see that it looks good in variegated yarn as well. I'm telling ya - it's a miracle pattern! Super easy to knit up and looks great no matter what! Now here is a picture of Eric's manly socks:
yarn details
Knit Picks Stroll Multi in Lily Pad Fingering Weight 75% Merino Wool, 30% Nylon
dye lot 91881 Machine Washable/Tumble Dry Low $5.99 per 50 g /231 yd ball
project details pattern: "Jaywalker" by Grumperina, available as a free Ravelry download http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jaywalker# size: small needles: size 2 nickle-plated dpns yarn used: 1.52 balls (about 351 yards)
time span: August 2011 - June 2012
notes
Knit Picks says for best results, turn the socks inside out and wash in cold water on the delicate cycle. Think Eric can handle that? Ha ha. No. I already told him to just turn the socks over to me when they need a washing!
Knitters' lore says you should never knit a sweater for your boyfriend or you will break up. I hope that's not true of socks too!!
