Jananas

When I was last in the Columbus OH, I stopped by Wholly Craft (one of my favorite diy craft stores). Right next door is Wonder Knit. Of course I had to stop in and fondle the lovely fiber. I picked up three skeins of Mini Mochi, two in a purple colourway and one in a blue/turquoise/rainbow colourway. I thought the first two would make lovely socks and the third was just to pretty to pass over.

I went through ravelry to find some free sock patterns. I finally decided on the Arch Shaped Socks as the arch shaping adds some interesting extra detail. I knit up the first one in about 14 hours and enjoyed watching both the shaping and the colour changes. I haven’t cast on for the second yet, but I’m waiting until my next plane ride (in two-ish weeks) to start. The one small change I made was to extend the arch shaping so that it came to a point, rather than ending two rows short of coming to a point.

Below are the increases, which occur on the bottom of the foot. You can see the bias shaped fabric that results.

This side shot gives a better view of the bias shaped fabric that knits up.

I really enjoyed the Mini Mochi. I liked the way it feels. I love the way the colours changed, even if the stripes aren’t totally even – if you’re looking for a perfectly self striping sock yarn and matching socks, this isn’t the yarn for you. The yarn is a single ply, so it can split a little bit although this was never a problem for me. In one of the other balls I did come across a knot followed both a very sudden colour change. However, because I sort of like the more random colour changes that already occur I didn’t find the sudden change to be much of a problem.

The only sad thing about it being single ply is that this fabric probably won’t be super durable. But the end result is so pretty and so comfortable that I’m happy regardless.

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