Decisions, decisions (Part One)

I’ve been thinking about what to knit for my Sockapalooooza pal. I browsed through Knitty, MagKnits, and Nancy Bush’s books for inspiration.

Nothing seemed right until I happened across a sample at Knit Picks of all places. The sock had been knit in the Caesar’s Check mosaic pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks. Perfect! A two-color pattern that would be interesting, a bit different, and not difficult to work.

I ordered from Knit Picks a couple colors that I thought would work with the pattern, plus a few extra yarns to gift. Once I had the yarn in hand, I started to worry. I thought the colors were kind of boring. Why not check my stash and see if anything might work better?

Plan A

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The original. 

Plan B

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Plan C

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Plans B and C were immediately rejected because of too-similar colors.

Plan D

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This has potential.

Plan E

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Plan F

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Plans E and F are okay, but seem too masculine.

I found a couple other good color options (bright blue, or bright red) in stash, but the yarn content seemed too different to even bother (too fuzzy).

What’s next? Swatch Plan A and Plan CD to see how the colors work together! (Updated: Darn, initially I put in the wrong letter in and this may have confused some early readers, so sorry!)

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12 Responses to “Decisions, decisions (Part One)”

  1. Guinifer Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 8:15 am

    Not D? I check out Knitpicks often for sock patterns – they kind of run under the radar, don’t they?

  2. trek Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 8:23 am

    I like “C”!

  3. Tracey Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 8:54 am

    Oooh, I like D…so waiting to see swatches here.

  4. deb Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 9:53 am

    I like “C” too!

  5. DesignatedKnitter Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 10:50 am

    Oh, I’ll wait to see the swatches, but I love D…..

  6. Mandy Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 11:17 am

    I really like D the colors are great!

  7. Emmie Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    I vote E. The green will look great peeking out from the black.

  8. Opal Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 3:36 pm

    Oh I really like Plan D. I hope you’ll post the swatches!

  9. Jeanne Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    I really like D!

  10. Carrie K Says:
    June 14th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    I like D too – the lighter blue with the variegated? Oh yes, what Opal said! Post the swatches?

  11. Hege Says:
    June 15th, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    I look forward to seeing your swatches! What fun! I think they would all be cool in different ways, different moods.

  12. Chris Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 pm

    I hope D worked out!

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