when you are a c-ent fangirl with a skein of sock yarn...

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you find yourself asking 'how do I represent Lan Wangji in the form of a sock?' and then when you determine that your skein of sock yarn is not the right color for Lan Wangji anyways, you realize that 'navy blue and sparkly' is kind of perfect for Zhao Yunlan and start working out how to knit a motif that will come across as a lollipop... and then at the same time you come up with a perfect way to do one for Heipaoshi and also mild-mannered professor Shen Wei and snake shifter Zhu Hong...

...I guess what I'm saying is 'watch this space for a SID-related sock collection, just keep in mind that I'm a slow knitter who has never designed a sock before. :)'

(also have not gotten inspired for Da Qing, Lao Chu or Xiao Guo yet, and I only have vague thoughts for Lin Jing... but I'm sure my brain will barf something up.)

(Yunlan is waffle stitch - practical, comfortable, warm and squishy - with "lollipop" cable panels interspersed. Heipaoshi is black yarn, mostly traveling stitches but with a lace panel down the front that tapers off to a 'lollipop' on the top of the foot. Shen Wei is navy blue and white ribbed stripes, with some of the white stripes wrapped with the navy blue, assuming I can knit that. :) Zhu Hong - red, cables spiral up the leg. Lin Jing needs sparkly yarn and possibly something steampunky as far as a motif goes. If I publish patterns, which I may or may not, they are going to have to incorporate design elements for calf shaping, because my calves are definitely not cylinders.)

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Update: so far I am not happy with the bobble I was planning to use; it's fussy to work (involves using a crochet hook) and I was hoping for something... bigger.

This is what swatches are for! there are a lot of ways to make a bobble.