We played hooky from routine today and took a drive up to the Berkshires. G drove and I knitted on the Bird of Paradise sock. I am still entranced with the colors and patterns as I knit although I am not yet convinced that this is a pair of socks I would have chosen to wear had they not arrived in th mail. That is the joy of joining; sometimes you get unexpected surprises.
This is also my first pair of ribbed socks and they feel a little loose and bulky on the foot. I assume this is due the stretchy nature of the sock. I think they will be perfect with my gardening boots, which is very appropriate as the colors seem to speak to me of the garden. They are happy garden socks.
They actually remind me of those trays of cut up vegetables that surround bowls of dip at parties, but "crudité" does not sound like a good name for socks so I have decided to stick with the official moniker of "bird of paradise".
As we drove I noticed that they actually reflect many of the colors of the leaves this fall. There are many yellows and oranges, and there is still a good bit of green in the trees, but the socks are really too bright to call them "autumn in the Berkshires" besides which, in a normal year, one where there is perhaps more rainfall, there is much more red in the autumn colors.
The first sock was finished as we pulled we made a pit stop at a small town gas station. I wove in the ends as G pumped the gas. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to honor the occasion with a photograph:
They do coordinate nicely with the car, don't they?
That top is fabulous on you! Very becoming without being too revealing. Gorgeous. Gorgeous color as well.
Posted by: Gina | Monday, October 08, 2007 at 10:48 PM
Socks to match the car - perfect!
Posted by: Vcki W | Wednesday, October 03, 2007 at 10:33 PM