My latest addiction.

The first time I saw A Swell Yarn Shop's Duet sock yarn. I thought it was genius. I absolutely loved the idea of contrasting toes & heels. But I'm not a fan of sport or DK weight sock yarn. I'm a fingering weight kind of gal. So I just filed it away as "maybe one day...."

Then A Swell Yarn Shop debuted it's Skinny Duet sock yarn. I just knew that one day, some of it would find it's way into my stash and on to my needles. But still I held off. The thought of all of those extra ends to weave in stopped me in my tracks. I'm a lazy knitter. I hate finishing.

But about a month ago, I was browsing The Loopy Ewe and a few skeins fell into my cart. Next thing I knew, I tripped, accidently hit the paypal button and had some new to me yarn on it's way to me.

Bought from a Ravelry destash. My favorite skein to date.

Once the yarn arrived, I knew I was going to like it, what I didn't know was how head over heels (pun kind of intented) I would fall for it.

I don't know how Angela, the genius behind Duet Sock Yarn, does it, but this yarn does not pool at all. I love watching it knit up without those gigantic pools of color most sock yarns produce. The yarn is super soft once washed, in fact, I think it's safe to say this yarn is the softest yarn I've worn to date. It also produces socks a little thinner than I've become accustomed to knitting, and I just love it. They fit comfortably inside of my work shoes.

So Pretty!

The Specifics:
Yarn: Skinny Duet in Spring Glen
Needles: Knitpicks Circular, size US 0, 32 inches
Pattern: None. Just my standard stockinette stitch sock.
Notes: I opted to leave contrasting ribbing off because I wasn't sure how much yarn I would have for the heels and toes. Once finished with the sock, I realized two things. I had enough to do at least some ribbing, and I could easily make the leg longer without worrying about running out of yarn.

See! No pooling.