Tape Sock Yarn

My sister lives in the bay area and is a knitter. She has tried socks over the years but they are just not her thing. This year she asked if I could knit her a pair of socks for her birthday. She would provide the pattern and the yarn and I would provide the knitting. 

Sounds like a deal to me!

Enchanted Cape from Artfibers  

She went into San Francisco to visit Artfibers new store. Now Artfibers is unlike any yarn store you have ever been to. They source and dye their own yarns. They have such an unusual selection of beautiful yarns that a big part of visiting their store is being able to swatch all the yarns they have. Truly a yarn store you could spend all day in and have a very hard time not buying one of everything!

When her yarn arrived at my door step I was confused. What I recieved was a beautiful "tape" yarn called "Tsuki". It is 40% silk and 60% mohair with a bit of matalics and was clearly my sister's colorway. But a "tape" yarn for a pair of socks?????

So I gave her a call and yes indeed this was sock yarn. Ok, I'm game. After all it is beautiful, free yarn to me, that I get to knit with. 

I casted on "Teosinte" by Knitspot. They are toe-up socks  and I am knitting 2 at a time. I have a "2 at a time" sock class coming up, so I am making a class sample and gift all in one, can't beat that. 

Impressons: I love the colors of the yarn. It is knitting up very easily. No splitting because it is a tape and I have only "speared" the tape a couple of times. I am knitting on a size 2 1/2 needle. I am a little concernd about the texture of the fabric for a pair of socks. It is a little on the stiff side. I am wondering if there will be any softening once they are washed. This yarn would make a beautiful lace shall or summer shell.