Fancy No Purl Monkey Socks

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I bought two skeins of this special cashmere blend sock yarn from Rainbow Peak Yarns on etsy and I was saving it for something special, but then one day I was like: “just use it!” So I cracked open one skein and casted on for a pair of No Purl Monkey socks, which is simple pattern that shows off fancy yarn well.  It not a “real” pattern – it’s just the normal Monkey sock pattern but you knit all the stitches that would have been purls. (Hence the name!)

This yarn is UV reactive, which means it will light up under a blacklight – how cool is that?  Rainbow Peak has a lot of colorways that are UV reactive – you can just type “blacklight” in the search bar in the shop and see them all.  Party on!

yarn details

Rainbow Peak Yarns MCN Fingering in City Lights
Fingering Weight
80% Merino, 10% Nylon, 10% Cashmere
Superwash
425 yards / 100 grams
Purchased in January 2022 at about $30 each

project details

pattern: “Monkey” (No Purl Version) by Cookie A (you can download Monkey for free from Interweave Knits); I skip row 2 of the chart when I do this modification.
size knit: CO 64
needles: US size 1.5 (2.5 mm), DPNs (Knitters Pride, Karbonz, which I like in theory, but wish they were an inch shorter)
gauge: 17 stitches and 23 rows = 2 inches in stockinette (unblocked)
yarn used: 276 yards (65 grams)
finished size: Top of cuff to bottom of heel flap – 8.75”; Back of heel to tip of toe – 8.75”
duration: May 30 – August 28, 2022