So what happens when you pair a beautiful yarn with a beautiful pattern?  Usually you end up with something stunning, right?  In my case you end up with a big fat piece of humility pie.  Allow me to illustrate.

First, meet Spring Forward from Knitty. Beautiful pattern, right?

Now, meet Jester from Three Waters Farm:

Gorgeous, ain’t it?

So we’ve got beautiful pattern (A) + beautiful yarn (B).  Here is where all logic goes awry.  Prepare yourself.  I introduce to you The Sock That Defies All Logic.

Now do you see what I mean?  Beautiful pattern (A) + beautiful yarn (B) = UGH!!  And the worst part of it all is that I was in complete denial all the way down to the foot!  Oh yes folks, I knit the leg, heel flap, gussets, and part of the foot before I decided, “You know?  This yarn may not work very well with this pattern.  Hrm..”

Here’s another math equation for you.  Me + denial = StupidStupidStupid. 

So now I’m going to attempt to knit Kai-Mei (Ravelry link) with a skein of Malabrigo in velvet grapes.

I’m hoping I can’t get into too much trouble with this one.  I’ll keep you posted.