Okay, so you agree that the colors are right, but that's not enough to make it look like a watermelon. Where are the seeds? Well, they are there. Check out this picture, click here. Apparently any basic sock pattern will cause the yarn to stripe like a watermelon. As soon as I free up a set of double pointed needles, I'm going to cast on.
The skein is a generous 460 yards, fingering weight, so I'm going to snitch a little of it for my sock yarn afghan - a large block. More on the afghan in a few days (so addictive!)
Here's the tag that was with the skein:
I'll let you know how it turns out. Subtle yarn? I don't think so. I like that!
4 comments:
I swear--the first thing I thought of when I saw the photo, before I even read the text--was WATERMELON!
I ordered some of that from the same etsy seller recently. I can't wait until it shows up. Every time she was offering it, I didn't have the extra cash but this time, the stars were aligned!
These socks are great. I made a pair and the yarn is soft and wonderful to work with. You will love them.
Sue Gordon
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/SkippyKnits/self-striping-toe-up-socks
I love this yarn - it is so fun to watch the watermelon stripes form. When I got it I thought the colors were too garish to get the results I had seen in the photo - but together they work out perfectly.
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