when the philadelphia eagles played in the NFC championship game against the carolina panthers, i proposed a friendly wager to my friend lisa, who lives in south carolina. she doesn't give a shit about football, and didn't watch the game, and won the bet. i would have gotten some baked goods out of her if i had won; as it turned out, i made her a pair of socks.
i interviewed lisa about sizing, colors, fibers, et cetera. she has always struck me as a "dark primaries" color palette. she wanted machine washable socks, and told me to use my best judgement when it came to sparkliness. she also mentioned wearing a lot of argyles.
so, with that, and the NFC championship game in mind, i knitted the "argyle interception" socks. they have little stylized argyle motifs on them here and there, which also represent the interceptions run by the carolina panthers' ricky whoever, which played a big role in the panthers winning that game. these colors, as well, are the panthers' colors -- with a bit of "disco" mixed in. self-patterning sock yarns ARE fun, but you don't have to let them tell you what to do all the time. i bossed this "disco" around a bit.
from now on, i think i might not make anything but "fraternal twin" sock pairs. i like them best.
the printing press is in a good spot for sunlight and is a good place to take pictures. here is a little argyle motif, and a further detail of the press itself. above this spot where are names are engraved is a brass "acorn". printing lore has it that if your acorn is tarnished, it is a sign that you are printing pornography.