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

The original. 

Plan B

Plan C

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

Plan D

This has potential.

Plan E

Plan F

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!)