I don't really like the multicolored colorways. They almost always pool at some point and look like you spilled something on your feet. I ordered this because my younger son wanted "rainbow" hat, scarf and mittens but he didn't like the colors in this particular rainbow. It seems that not all rainbows are created equal. Who knew?
I thought it would make a festive pair of pedicure socks. I did an inch or so of 2/2 ribbing and then started the cables. These are faux cables. Instead of crossing the stitches and then knitting them, you k2tog, leaving the stitches on the holding needle and then knit the first stitch, then transfer to the working needle. The pattern repeats over 4 stitches and 4 rows; 3 rows of k2, p2 and then 1 row of the cable stitch, p2.
The pattern gets lost amongst all the colors but it's more fun to knit than plain ribbing and it still produces a nice stretchy fabric. I like the way the colors are striping. Let's hope it continues in this manner. I haven't figured out the toes yet. I'm hoping that I can find a pattern for pedicure socks before I get to that point. Then I can tinker with the numbers to make them work for my socks.
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