Last week I started knitting the first of a pair of mismatch socks – the (Ravelry link) Stationery Set from Yarn Enabler. I bought this yarn a couple years ago, and I’m glad I did, as I don’t know that the dyer is still in business, though here is the link to her site anyway.
I started with the “paper” yarn, and am just doing my usual plain toe up sock. The one thing I’m doing different is doing these one at a time, which is odd for me. Boy, single socks go really quickly! Also, I’m going to use up all my yarn from this set, which I don’t normally do. I just knit until it’s long “enough” and I’m bored of it 🙂
The other sock will be a pencil 🙂 Here is the yarn, and also if you follow the Rav link above, you will see examples of the mismatch sets.
The yarn for the toe starts black and then turns light brown, like the tip of a sharpened pencil. Then the foot and leg are yellow, and the top of the sock is silver then pink. Love this set! Also because this one is plain knitting, it is moving along pretty well. Maybe I can polish this one off this week? Who knows!
Quite A Yarn 
How fun!
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What a cute sock! And a pencil sock sounds like a must have for a school secretary. I order No 2 pencils by the hundreds for state assessments.
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Oh my gosh – I bet you do! These would be perfect for you!
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Me and some of my fellow secretaries have fantasized about taking a road trip to SED in Albany in a rented vintage convertible with a trunk full of sharp Ticonderogas and raising a little h*ck!!
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Lol!
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That’s and interesting concept. How do you feel about wearing socks that don’t match?
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I’m fine with it. I have a couple of other mismatch pairs as well. Since they are kind of a theme set, it works for me.
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I’ve always loved the pencil yarn but haven’t seen the paper before. What a cool pair! Hope the yarn enabler comes back with more yarn…
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I hope she does too! It is very cool yarn 🙂
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Cute! Those are fun.
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Thanks! I think so too 🙂
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Oh I love the look of that sock! I still haven’t made any, you are inspiring me…
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It is a pretty fun set! You definitely should try it – handmade socks are pretty nice 🙂
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These are adorable. I love the idea of intentionally mismatched socks. Seems like it would be a good antidote for second sock syndrome!
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I’m hoping so! Normally I do socks two at a time to make sure I finish the second one, so hopefully the fun will keep me going 🙂
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Always drove my husband crazy that our daughters never matched their socks! I used to not, but now I can’t stand to not have matching ones. LOL But yours will be so much fun.
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Normally I’m pretty committed to matching socks, but when its a fun set like this I make an exception. Its like they do go togethet, even though they don’t match, if that makes sense
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I’ve seen this pattern before and love it! Can’t wait to see your non-matching set! I do think I like the “paper” yarn the best.
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I bought one of her original pencil sets after she asked the community for help to point out the fraud on Ravelry. My kids generally don’t match their socks; they’re too lazy to find the match.
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Very cool! I didn’t know about that – were people copying her design?
I mostly match my socks, but I know people who don’t bother 🙂
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