Friday, February 13, 2009

A little sparkle...

...to brighten your day?

Uh yeah, those would be gold flecks (actually a gold metallic filament plied) in the yarn - it's not one of mine, but a commercially available yarn that looks an awful lot like a handdyed one. Yes, I know - sparkle? And that colorway? Not really what you'd expect to find me playing with...but that's the whole idea :)

Several of us have decided to do a knitalong for these Uncertain Times...the idea is that in times of uncertainty, you sometimes have to do things a little differently. So here I find myself, knitting with sparkly yarn (to brighten the horizon) and in a colorway that is pushing my comfort zone.

And here's a preview of the socks in progress :)

6 comments:

Nikki said...

sparkly socks?? love it!!

hmm, maybe if I knit on my socks I'll find my mojo again. I'm so stranded on sleeve island!

Oiyi said...

Awesome! I recently dyed some yarn that has sterling silver in it. I love the way it sparkles.

cayli said...

Nice sparkle yarn! What pattern is that? It looks cute.

Anonymous said...

Love the socks... what pattern is that?

Mitchypoo said...

I think I just bought that exact same yarn. Is it Berroco Sox Metallic color 1375? I love it! And your socks look great!c

Rima said...

I love this yarn! Sparkles are always good :)