Socks are finished and it's bittersweet

I so enjoyed knitting these socks that I was almost sorry when they were finished. You know how sometimes you pick up a yarn and start to knit with it and it is exactly what you were in the mood for, just the right weight and texture. You are using your favorite needles and the gauge is perfect, not too tight, not too loose, just right. The stitch pattern you chose is nice and easy, not too easy to be boring but just enough to keep you interested while you knit away, smoothly and effortlessly. Then you notice how well the stitch pattern compliments the colors, gently blending them in a way that you don't really see where the colors change, they just gradually do. Eventually you come to the end, the knitting is done. You sit back and look at the finished work, nothing jumps out at you, not the stitch pattern or the colors of the yarn or the texture. Everything blends together in perfect harmony and it is beautiful. I love when that happens.


Pattern: Basic sock w/ slip-stitch rib
Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Juniper
Needles: US #1 dpns.
Start/finish: March 1 - March 8.

This sock did not photograph as well as I had hoped, but then again, it wasn't meant to be enjoyed in a photograph.