Cosmic Dawn

Progress on BF's sock goes well. I may have a pair finished by the end of Socktober! I think it's the progression of colors that keeps me going. All that variegation can be hypnotic!

Of course, there was a bit of that annoying pooling/flashing/whateveryoucallit. You can obviously see the trail: it's a spiral progression as opposed to colors stuck in one area. At the very beginning it pooled in areas (turquoise on one side, magenta on the other), but I did something that changed the tempo and made it go spiral: I went down a needle size on one quarter turn. That's right: a change in needle size means a change in diameter. It means that with a smaller needle I'm using less yarn than usual on a set amount of stitches, so the flow of the colors is interrupted for a few stitches. It's not as drastic as switching two different balls on every turn, but it works for me in this case.

On a further note regarding variegation: BF and I decided not to go with any pattern, even simple rib. I had touched on cables, which BF nixed, of course, and in the end decided to let the colors take center stage. Too much can be a good thing!

I owe emails to a few people so I'm closing comments until I get to all of them! Have a happy (Rhinebeck) weekend.