Fortissima Has a New Sock Line & We Like It!
2 Comments Published by Fulay Little October 3rd, 2007 in My Projects, New Stuff (Products).Nice header right? I kept thinking why right ‘Another New Sock Line?’ Say what you mean, so I did. 
Fortissima Country Colors does the self-patterning thing just right, with beautiful colors and patterns that are not too random or too symmetrical.
When I look at these colors #16 calls me the first, it says ’knit me and then wear me ASAP’ and I am usually a red girl. I am already knitting my older son a pair of socks with color #10, which he calls ‘tiger.’
Country Colors comes in 100 gram skeins so one skein is enough for a pair of socks. It is machine washable and has a soft hand. I think Opal’s Rainforest has some serious competition.
While I am here I might as well make a quick note to let you know that Austermann STEP came out with new colors and a set of Jacquard patterns, which it did not have before.
I am sure you all know about STEP, it has jojoba and aloe worked into the fiber and makes lofty and lovely socks.
I am going back to my forever-lace project, this is the 5th time I have knitted the same pattern from Knit One, Crochet Too. 
I also have to figure out what to knit with approx. 600-675 yards of light DK weight yarn that was hand painted lovingly by Pat of Fly designs. Here is a photo. 
It is so pretty that I could not put our name across the skein. Any ideas?
Hi Sue,
have to say ”
something” about Fortissima sock yarn!I was in Germany in August and got some nice yarn among them Fortissima and I already knitted socks,they are better than any Opal yarn,I enjoyed knitting them,great feel,colors are lovely,still beautiful after washing but don’t know how they’ll wear(too early to wear them).Anyway yarn deserves A+++++
Hi Sue,
I just saw your question on my blog about the Kochoran..I used the Denim/Lime/Gray shade, color #10.
Thanks for stopping by!
Lis