And the winner is...

Apple Lane Apple Pie, Winter Dawn colorway, 3x2 ribbing. (picture here as soon as I get my laptop back, which I hope to goodness will be next week!)

This is one of my favorite yarns. I happen to have it in the original mix of 50% wool, 20% mohair, 20% silk, and 10% nylon (the current mix is 65/20/5/10), and it is sooooo soft, with that lovely silk sheen and just a hit of halo. I've made several pairs of socks using it, but they've all been gifts, so I can't say how it wears, but I do love how it makes up.

This particular color is just wonderful, so many soft subtle colors, which are beautiful in any light, but especially so in direct sunlight. The color repeats are very short, an inch or less, so it would actually, I think, make up well in a reticulated pattern like the cover sock on Charlene Schurch's Sensational Knitted Socks. I don't have a compatible solid, though, so first I messed around with some knit-purl patterns, and finally decided to just keep it simple, so--3x2 ribbing.

Which we have lots of today, yay! Temps supposed to get into the 70s (low 20s C). Windy, but still nice. Can you believe I have windows open? In November?? I'm planning to polish the car and clean the dog-nose-prints off the windows, tidy up some of the flower beds and spread compost, and plant a few bulbs. As usual, this year I don't have many to plant, but I have a few, so I'll get them into the ground. Then I'm going to sit out while the dogs play and work on my aran sweater (the current outside project).