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S’mores socks
Yarn:Knitpicks Memories in colorway “Smores”
Needles: Two circular US 0 / 2mm
Pattern: MUMTU toe-up pattern by Zhenya.
Design: Beaded rib from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch.


Comments:
This yarn was a gift from my friend Turtlegirl76 who gave it to me after I ogled it in her stash a while back. It’s been in my stash long enough to be discontinued by Knitpicks. It’s quite soft.

The MUMTU pattern is hands down the best-fitting sock pattern I’ve ever used. This is my second pair of socks with it and I predict many more to come. It’s customizable to any number of stitches and that it’s toe-up, which is my preferred construction. I’m a loose knitter, so I did 70 stitches on size 0 needles, which fit my 8.5″ circumference feet just fine.

The five-stitch two-row repeat pattern was very easy to memorize. Once a few rows had been worked, I didn’t have to pay too much attention to it, so I could read or do something else at the same time, which is always nice.

I had to eke out bits of time here and there to knit these rather than tackling them all at once, so these were knitted mainly in waiting rooms over the course of months. I had jury duty earlier this week and finished up the leg on the second sock while waiting around. Unfortunately, I was so keen to finally be done that I eyeballed the length wrong and bound off the second sock a few rows sooner than I should have. D’oh! Oh well, you can’t really tell when they’re on, and they feel fine, so that’s all that matters. Since the mistake was made while at the courthouse, I may rename these my “Justice is Blind” socks.

I was pleased with how these turned out. I’d use both the MUMTU and the beaded rib patterns again. Onward to the next pair of socks!