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Fancy-looking, but not really.

Materials: 2 skeins Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (80% Superwash Wool, 20% Nylon ) in Envy. Size 1 needles. Pattern: Knitty's Monkey.

Time: Three months

Cost: $18

These socks involved much less stress than their predecessors. Well, actually, that's not true -- they began their lives as some Retro Rib socks from Favorite Socks which I put some serious time into during a road trip. When we got home, I realized that I just wasn't feeling them, and, with a sense of freedom, ripped them back out.

I've had fabulous success with nearly all of Cookie A.'s sock patterns, and Monkey spoke to me. (Plus, the photographed sock in the pattern is in a colorway similar to the one that I'm working with, which didn't hurt.)

After deciding to use a different pattern, it was smooth sailing. The finished product looks much more fancy than it really is. While I like to try out new patterns when making socks, I would absolutely make these again.

Looks fabulous! I always love the look of this pattern... sadly as a non-sock knitter, I can only appreciate the fruits of other people's labor. Good job.

I made those too! They look so fancy, but the pattern was pretty easy (and super simple to memorize). I'm working on some pink Pomatomus socks right now-- don't you just love Cookie A? Your Monkeys look wonderful, and I'm sure they'll be perfectly cozy for those chilly Madison winters!