The End of the Rainbow

Eight days and the creation of two rainbows later, my Skew socks are finished.  The Knit Picks Felici yarn is so soft and pretty, I really enjoyed working with it.  And it did add a little ray of happiness in my days recently, which is why I had set aside my purple Mona's to make these.

The self-striping yarn worked fabulously with this pattern.  Here's a good shot showing the diagonal stripes, starting from the big toe and radiating up.

One of the coolest parts of the Skew pattern is the heel.  It's not a short row heel, heel-flap heel, or any other type of heel I've knit so far.  The creation of the heel in this pattern is referred to as "the origami moment" when it comes together via the kitchener stitch.  The heel goes from a nondescript bump-out of increases at the center of the round to a funky swirly pocket.

How cool is that?

I'm very happy with my yarn choice for these socks.  Not just because I wanted happy yarn, but because I think self-striping yarn is the best choice to really show off the structure of this pattern.  I've seen a lot of cute Skew socks knit with variegated yarn, but they aren't as dramatic as actual stripes.  Just my opinion, of course - not everyone may agree.  However, if you plan to knit these socks, please, please, don't use solid yarn.  :)