Those Socks Again

Well, I have finished one of a pair of Tencel socks, using our 3/5 Wine Country handpainted yarn and I'm almost half way through the second sock.  It's quite fascinating how the colours in the variegated yarn have worked themselves out.  No two socks will ever be quite the same.  I have found that the knit Tencel softens after washing, just as it does when woven.  This sock feels absolutely fabulous on my foot. I handwashed the finished sock and laid it out to dry and it didn't change too much, except for the feel.  When I compared measurements from before and after washing I noticed that there was shrinkage in the length of the foot, from 8 1/2" to 8", but other measurements stayed pretty much the same.  I did knit a size smaller than a first try which resulted in too large a sock for my foot.  I'm also surprised that it seems an entire pair of socks will be knit from just one of our 3 oz. skeins of 3/5 Tencel.  It makes for quite a reasonably inexpensive little project.