well well well, here we have an actual unadulterated blog post with a finished knitting item!! Has the world gone topsy-turvy?!
I have a strange knitting habit, wherein I like to try and match projects to yarns in a thematic sense. For example, for Midnight Meadows I was looking for a pattern which reflected both the name and the colour of the yarn. So for ages I had
Vinnland queued, due to its pagan influences (apparently inspired by the
Green Man) - although it's quite possible I was just mesmerised by the
Type O Negative references. I had grandiose visions of knitting these socks and becoming some sort of cavorting druid. Sadly it was not to be, as I realised that (a) I am unlikely to become a druid, not being within easy access of a henge, and (b) it was likely that the Vinnland pattern would be obscured by the dark murkiness of this yarn. So I went through my sock knitting books and chose a simple rib sock from one of my favourite designers, Nancy Bush.
Pattern: Spey Valley Socks by Nancy Bush (from
Knitting on the Road)
Yarn: Sundara sock yarn in Midnight Meadows
Needles: 2.25mm
So I'm still striving for that magic thematic connection of pattern and yarn. I have another skein of Sundara yarn in a colourway called Deadly Nightshade. Perhaps I'll design my own sock pattern and call it Belladonna.
