I Got Socks For Christmas

For December 8th the elves at River City have a little project for crocheters.  I'm not one, but it's a chance to get out my thinking cap and come up with another use for the yarn and angel form.  The pattern is "Angel-ah". 

I decided that I needed a pair of Christmas socks and had this yarn in my stash.   

It turns out that "Twist" isn't just the name of this colorway, it's also the way the yarn knits up in a sock.  For the most part it twisted around the leg of the sock, similar to the way stripes wrap around a barber pole - more on one sock than the other.  The feet turned out quite differently from each other.  It makes the socks more interesting. In order to emphasize the twist, I worked a twisted rib pattern on the legs.

and on the other side, quite different:

THE DETAILS

Pattern:  Cast on 60 sts, 2 x 2 ribbing,

twisted rib stitch leg, short row heel, stocking stitch foot, shaped toe.

Needles:  US #0 / 2.0 mm

Size:  Medium

Yarn:  Lone Star Arts

Color:  Peppermint Twist

Fusion base:  100% Superwash Merino

Ravelry link:  Peppermint Twist Socks