Denmark Socks are Done

I love these socks. I love the colorway (Twilight by Lorna's Laces) and I love the pattern (Denmark by Nancy Bush). These are knit with Shepherd Sport.

Coincidentally, Jimmy Beans announced in their July 2010 newsletter that this colorway has been added to their permanent collection. Obviously, I'm not the only one who loved it. My pictures make the yarn look brighter than it really is. Purples are difficult to photograph. I took dozens of shots, indoors and out, but none were accurate. These are the best I could do.

The pattern is from "Knitting on the Road" by Nancy Bush and is a fun pattern to knit. It's a very basic cable pattern with 54 stitches cast on. There are nupps at the top of each cable. They're not really nupps; they look like nupps but they're easier to knit. I think they're an interesting design element so I'm using them to liven up some basic ribbed socks that I'm working on now.