Knot Knecessarily Known Knitting

You, dear knitter, already know that gauge matters. Sometimes it is nice to see proof in the world. The Quotidian Quest socks I designed for Blue Ridge Fiber Fest were originally designed using some scrap sock yarn. I think this was the yarn from Merike Saarnitt's dye class at STITCHES South 2013 . It was basic sock yarn. That worked . . . until I got the yarn from Blue Ridge Fiber Fest. That yarn turned out to be much thinner. It's good yarn from Mountain top Fibers, but not what I anticipated. There are a couple ways to deal with this. Since getting a sample worked up and photographed was a high priority, I did the easy thing and worked the yarn doubled. This gave me something close to the gauge I expected. The pattern was designed for 24 stitches in 10cm/4 inches. The sample sock is 28 stitches in 10cm/4 inches. It fits a slightly smaller foot than mine. But, overall, it works. I realized from swatching this fine yarn would make a lovel...