![Lycaena virgaureae Socks](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_0433-300x300.jpg)
Lycaena virgaureae Socks
Another pair of socks is finished and I find myself reflecting. I hadn’t considered that using the scraps from old socks would make me think of the socks these leftovers originated from. Now, my scrappy Lycaena virgaureae socks are like a scrapbook for 6 other pairs of socks. Well, 5 finished pairs of socks and a Texas Stars cowl that I plan to knit. at some point. after I knit all the socks.
Pattern: Lycaena virguareae from The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet, Volume II
Needles: 2.5mm for the legs
2.25mm for the feet
Yarns: Cascade Yarns Heritage – (red)
Barking Dog Yarns Achilles – Teal Mist
KnitPicks Stroll Tonal – (orange)
KnitPicks Stroll Tonal – Springtime
The Plucky Knitter Plucky Feet – Vignette
Cascade Yarns Heritage – (gold)
![Chrysanthemum socks](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_3855-300x225.jpg)
Chrysanthemum socks from The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet
![Mashad](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_1521-300x225.jpg)
Mashad from Silk Road Sock
![Slant Socks](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_97341-300x300.jpg)
Slant Socks
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Popped Socks
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Fucus asparagoides from The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet, Volume III
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So, I started using the hashtag #casbahislikecrack, but the more I think about it, the more I hope the good people at Handmaiden are not offended because crack is bad for 1000 different reasons, but hopefully people get what I was trying to say. I digress.
Plucky Knitter yarn is all yummy. Plucky Feet doesn’t feel quite as nice in the hands as Primo Fingering, but I can tell it’s going to hold up and I can put up with just a tiny bit less softness for stitch definition this amazing.
![PurpleSox2](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_97191-300x300.jpg)
![PurpleSox](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_04791-300x300.jpg)
and the color! My Word, the color! Every time I see these socks, my soul sings. The pattern was a fun knit and it’s fairly stretchy which I like in a sock. So, spend all your money on yarn and patterns because even though The Husband probably thinks a drug habit might be cheaper, knitting is legal and good for your brain, plus SOCKS!
![PurpleSox3](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_56721-300x300.jpg)
![PurpleSox7](http://www.metzroth.com/katie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_95351-300x300.jpg)
Yarn: Plucky Knitter – Plucky Feet
Colorway: Vignette
Needles: 2.25mm Signature Needle Arts double-pointed needles (and later 2.25mm addi circulars because I don’t take Sigs. on planes.)
Pattern: Fucus asparagoides socks by Hunter Hammersen
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Eating Brussels Sprouts makes me feel like a giant eating the heads off tiny cabbage patch kids. I kind of love it.
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