I finally got around to knitting up the Artyarns Supermerino that I’ve had in the stash for a while.  I picked it up as a gift to myself when I was in Fresno, CA as a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding a few years ago.  During a break between running around doing bridesmaid tasks and the rehearsal, I snuck off to the yarn store, Ancient Pathways.  It was a really nice way to treat myself in a weekend that was all about other people.  I was lucky and found two skeins of this yarn in the sale bin, and got it for a steal.

I finally decided that I wanted to use the yarn, and went searching for a pattern to use with it.  I came upon Thuja from an older Knitty issue.  I decided to give it a try.

I forgot how quickly a heavier weight sock can knit up.  I finished these in a matter of days.

Pattern: Thuja
Designer: Bobby Ziegler
Source: Knitty, Winter 2005
Yarn: Artyarns Supermerino (104 yards/50g)
Quantity: 2(208 yards/100g)
Color: 101
Needles: Addi Turbo US4 (3.5mm)

Started:  June 7, 2008
Completed:  June 15, 2008

Pattern modifications:

• I cast on 40 stitches instead of 44
• Knit the foot as 21 stitches on the top and 19 stitches on the bottom so that I could center the purl stitch in the center of the foot, so the pattern on the top of the foot became
  Round 1: K all stitches
  Round 2: K2, P1, [K3, P1] 3 times, K2
• Decreased toe until 8 stitches remained

Yarn Overview:

This yarn is super squishy, which is one of the reasons I purchased it.  It washes well, no signs of pilling so far.  However, I’m not sure I’d use this yarn for socks again.  While the socks are soft and warm, they are showing some significant signs of wear after just a few wearings.  In the future I’d use this yarn for sweaters or hats or anything else that doesn’t get as much wear and tear as socks.