At last!
I wound the yarn (80% merino/10% cashmere/10% nylon) in the summer of 2009, began a cabled sock, decided it didn't cut the mustard, unravelled it, and in March 2012 cast on the first Cauchy sock (from Sock Innovation
I made a mistake on the top of the right foot, but a blind man running for his life wouldn't notice, so there it will stay.
If I were to make them again I'd do a ribbed cuff instead of the picot one, but otherwise they are fine, they fit well, and I'm glad to have them finished.
Edited to add: I've now blocked the socks (I gave them a good wash and eased them into shape), and the yarn has fairly bloomed.
They look toasty warm and comfortable. The pattern looks interesting....
Posted by: fifiquilter | 07 February 2014 at 06:31 PM
Brava! {Loud applause from this side of the Atlantic}!!! Love the blind man qualifier! In our house we say of any project we like but is not perfect, "Well, I'm not making these for President Obama, so they'll do." Wear them in health.
Posted by: Rebecca | 07 February 2014 at 10:21 PM
You are doing well finishing all these projects. Well done, it must be very satisfying.
Posted by: Claire | 08 February 2014 at 07:11 AM
It was, and I would make them again, but without the fiddly picking up stitches from the folded picot edging!
Posted by: Cornflower | 08 February 2014 at 12:12 PM
Thank you, Rebecca. We have a similar saying: if I'm found to be doing some sort of elaborate preparations for guests, a member of the family will remind me that it's not the Queen who's coming.
Posted by: Cornflower | 08 February 2014 at 12:15 PM
Not before time, Claire!
Posted by: Cornflower | 08 February 2014 at 12:15 PM
Lovely yarn and pattern, and congratulations on another finished project!
Posted by: MzTallulah | 09 February 2014 at 11:35 AM
Thank you so much.
Posted by: Cornflower | 10 February 2014 at 10:59 AM
Now those are good socks! And a pair, which is better than i usually manage. Well done.
Posted by: B R Wombat | 10 February 2014 at 12:00 PM
Thank you, B R. I have started another pair, so let's hope they don't take two years to complete!
Posted by: Cornflower | 11 February 2014 at 12:05 PM
They are lovely and the colour just gorgeous. I too suffer from sss-second sock syndrome. The first sock is completed with no problems but the second, well it is a struggle sometimes.
There is nothing quite like a hand knitted socks good luck with the second pair.
Posted by: Anji | 12 February 2014 at 12:03 AM
It was funny that the first sock took ages but I whizzed through the second. Well on with the first of another pair now.
Posted by: Cornflower | 21 February 2014 at 02:43 PM