Maple Tree Socks

This photo:
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Inspired this dye job:
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Which lead to these socks:
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The scarf from yesterday may have been a bust but nothing soothes a defeated knitter like a simple pair of socks. And while they are a bit more blue than I intended, I declare these a success! Why?

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There is no pooling whatsoever.

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The yarn is squooshy.

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And they will always remind me of my maple trees in the early spring.

Now that these are done, bring on the Summer of Socks!


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Comments (55)

  1. Wonderful! I like blue, so you may send them along to me. 😉 Terrific job avoiding the pool!

  2. Those a beautiful socks! Don’t you love it when your knits have special memories attached to them.

  3. Beautiful socks and gorgeous dye job! Maple trees in early spring are a wonderful inspiration!

  4. GORGEOUS dye job and beautiful socks love going back to those simple type of socks now & again!!
    Enjoy!

  5. What great fun the entire project must have been. I love it when an inspiration from nature can be incorporated into art so happily. Wonderful pair of socks. Hey, don’t they count as ‘summer of socks’ socks? After all, it IS summer… just sayin’!

  6. Wow, I never would have guessed there’d be so much blue in that yarn! I love the finished socks!

  7. Those are beautiful! I love the colors, how subtle the greens and browns are mixed in with the blue 🙂

  8. Isn’t that just so awesomely special to knit with yarn that you dyed yourself? Beautiful, Carole. 🙂

  9. Oh pretty, pretty. I often think of yarn possibilities when I see mixtures of colours in nature,
    Li

  10. Very nice socks :D. If you want I can still post the pictures of Belle on the gallery.

  11. Oh wow Carole, those really are special! I just love them and the picute and the little story behind them too.

  12. WOW. I love that colorway! Let me know if you decide to market it! So pretty…
    (((hugs)))

  13. Beautiful!

    Wonderful job dyeing them, Carole, and the knitting is fabulous as always.

  14. It’s always fun to see a skein of yarn, then to see it knit up. To me, they’e often very different. I wouldn’t have thought your yarn would knit up with so much blue, but I love it! Great job.

  15. looking at the skein i’d have never guessed the fo would be so blue! the socks look great!

  16. Those are gorgeous! Isn’t it nice when something turns out just how you wanted it to?

  17. Good job! The socks look great and remind me once again that you never know what a yarn will look like when it gets knit up.

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