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I started another pair of socks a month ago and they are a perfect project to take with me when I’m out and about.
The pattern is the Retro-Rib by Evelyn A. Clark from the book Favorite Socks. The yarn is Trekking Pro Natura in color #1603 that I purchased from my LYS Isle Knits.
It’s a simple pattern that’s lovely to knit as it’s easily memorized. I did make one slight modification. The pattern has you twisting a few stitches every other row and I decided to twist those stitches every row. It’s easier for me to keep track of and it gives the stitch more definition.
I adore the Pro Natura yarn. It’s 75% wool and 25% bamboo, which doesn’t make it as slippery as the Regia Bamboo yarn. The Regia line has 45% bamboo as well as 15% polyamide, which makes it much slicker.
The Pro Natura has a nice sheen to it and great stitch definition. It also has just the right color variation to it, so the yarn doesn’t compete with the pattern. I have another ball of this in my stash and I plan to use a more complex stitch pattern with it.
It might be too soon to say, as I don’t even have the first sock done, but I foresee many pairs of socks in this yarn as it’s become one of my favorites!
