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Now with added mohair!

Materials: 1 skein Mountain Colors Bearfoot (60% superwash wool, 25% mohair, 15% nylon) in Lupine. Size 1 DPNs. Pattern: Rib & Cable Socks from the Fall 2005 Interweave Knits.

Time: Several months, here and there.

Cost: $18

I hate mohair -- it's itchy, difficult to work with, and generally overrated. Mountain Colors' Bearfoot sock yarn might be enough to change my mind, though. While it makes my feet ever-so-slightly itchy in a way that a 100% wool yarn does not, it's beautiful stuff -- the fiber blend makes the gorgeous colorways really vibrant, and the slightly fuzzed-out texture makes it very soft. The photo below shows what the socks look like in direct sunlight, but keep in mind that they look a lot darker out in shadow. See? Like I said, lots of color depth.

The Rib and Cable pattern is from the Fall 2005 issue of Interweave Knits. I quite like the pattern, and they fit well. The only downside is the way that it's designed to leave "decorative" holes in the heel. The hell? I have a hard enough time not leaving holes in the heel when I'm not supposed to. Now I'm supposed to leave them there on purpose?