And so it begins...

Okay, I'm not really expecting anyone to read this. So this might just be me talking to myself about yarn and keeping all my notes and photos in one place. I have to vent *somewhere* about these socks I'm knitting on toothpicks....I mean....#2 itty-bitty Bry-Flex bendy dpns.

Every time I've asked about sock yarn at either Knit New York or Downtown Yarns, I've been shown the painted yarn that makes the pattern when you knit and Koigu. Well, for my first pair of socks on needles smaller than a #7, I went for Koigu. I made the Koigu baby blanket from the SnB book last year, and was totally happy with it. And, Koigu has a nice orange. The bf likes orange, to the point where it's becoming a running joke. So of course the first thing I'm knitting for him ever is going to be orange. (Oh, and the "curse". I know. Taking my chances...)

Newsflash- Koigu in rib on #2 needles seems to come out kind of...bumpy. Also, following the top of the Yankee Knitter pattern was a big mistake. The 1x1 rib at the top is much wider than the 2x2 rib body. Here's the sock so far (I started Saturday night) and really, I don't typically have problems with tension. What the @$%^@!!!

So now instead of deciding if it's time to rip, or working on this sock that I want to have finished by the end of the week, or sleeping, I'm venting here and searching online for other sock yarn options. They must be out there somewhere??
Argh.