My sister-in-law can’t wear wool so I wanted to try a different yarn for a pair (or three) of socks for her. Enter CoBaSi by HiKoo. It’s a cotton, nylon, bamboo, silk blend that claims to be fingering weight but seems a bit heavier/thicker than that.

I ordered three different blue colors and decided to start with the Curacao (#068) color, a deep aqua.

It’s my basic 64-stitch sock with an added pattern to the back. I liked the Dorsal Socks (Helen Stewart’s Sock Society Season 2) I made a couple of years ago and thought the design running up the back of the sock made it and unexpected and fun detail .

I used the design from the It’s Tea Time sock in the Around the World in Knitted Socks. Sometimes a knitted pattern makes the socks thicker than the plain stockinette so hopefully this design won’t add bulk to the foot inside the shoe.

I thought the slipped-stitch heel flap would look better than the Eye of Partridge heel flap since there is some ribbing down the back of the sock.

The yarn is splitty sometimes though I always have that issue with cotton yarn. I should have these finished soon and am curious how they will wear.

One sock is finished and the second sock is already on the needles.