Two-fer: FOs

I made this post almost a month ago, but held off on posting so that I could give them to the recipient. Suffice to say, I did, and he really liked them.

From back in March:

These socks were commissioned by WW of WetDogForge in exchange for a fabulous piece of metalwork. He requested some heavy socks that he can wear with his work boots while he's out in the forge. I began by spinning some singles, tried my first three-ply, and used some of the two-way swirl given to me by my aunt when I started spinning to make a really interesting brown/white two-ply.

FO: Top-Down Socks

Pattern: Knitty's Top-Down
Yarn: Handspun Two-ply, from natural combed-top wool from Zeilinger's and brown/white two-way swirl wool from my aunt's sheep
Needles: US 5 dpns
Began: February
Finished: March 12, 2010

WW's request was for socks that were at least 10" tall to go under his heavy work boots. This yarn proved quite tricky, as I ran out twice. I finally made enough, and even though the thickness changed a bit toward the end, they turned out well.


FO: Toe-Up Socks
Pattern: Modified "You're Putting Me On" - The best toe-up pattern I've found so far!
Yarn: Homespun Three-ply, from combed-top wool from Zeilinger's
Needles: US 5 dpns
Began: February
Finished: March 8, 2010

This was my first attempt at a three-ply yarn, which spun up quite well. These socks were also at least 10" tall, to fit under WW's work boots.
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They did fit, and he did really like them! And I got one awesome piece of metalwork in exchange. I'm convinced I got the better end of the trade - this new toy is SO COOL!! (Post on that to follow!)