New fair-isle socks!

I finished these last week - the bulk of the work on the second sock being done while I was hacking my lungs out on the couch. I figured get the torturous stuff (I haaaate colorwork) out of the way while I'm already feeling tortured.  I waited to photograph them until after washing because I wanted to see what would happen to them.  They seem to have relaxed a bit.

In fact, they've relaxed so much they don't quite stay up - I had a heck of a time photographing them so they stripes were even.   They might stay up under tall, tight boots, though.  I made them in size large for the legs and size medium for the feet. I think I could go down a size in the legs if I make these again.

Twirly!

And thank you, livejournal, for once again deleting my post. As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I used a pattern called Talia from Pom Pom Quarterly, Issue 3: Winter 2012 and three different yarns, two of which, Jawoll Superwash in blue and Socka in brown, I picked up at Knittn' Kitten, a local craft thrift store, and Stroll Sock Yarn in Dove Heather from Knit Picks.

And I have enough yarn left over for another pair of socks or two! Albeit much shorter socks.