Mocking-Jay On Fire Socks or Bonnie Birds ala' Katniss Everdeen

Bonnie Birds ala' Katniss Everdeen
These have got to be one of the best themed socks ever.  The original pattern is Bonnie Birds by Barb Brown.   They were posted as a Knit ALong on Ravelry to be started March 1, and finished by March 25.  That got my attention, or I might never have seen the pattern.  The stated goal was to think outside the box with color.  As the original pattern is based on Dresden China, the bright blue on cream is the obvious choice.  And it is a beautiful sock when done in those colors.  But, when I looked at the charts, the colors that jumped to my mind are from the Hunger Games.  Everything I've been thinking of the last few weeks has to do with The Hunger Games.

And, I can never just follow the pattern like a normal person.  So, instead of top down single sock at a time, I'll knit my usual, toe-up two at a time.

I didn't even get cast on until 3/17 when I finally found the Kroy Coal and the Greens Panda Silk that’s been missing. As I always do when knitting socks, I'll be carrying a strand of Wooly Nylon Extra along with the regular sock yarn in the toes, heels and on the sole of the foot.
I spent part of 3/21 Overdying a skein of Tofutsies 805 to have more yellow (need Primrose color) The final plan is that the heel will be green, and then as we move up the leg the first birds will be the blue Tofutsies: Sweep you Off Your Feet and then they will morph into the 728 Red/Orange/Yellow of the last batch of Tofutsies. I’m considering taking the green stripe all the way up the leg, symbolic of the forrest of the 74th Games Arena.

I've never done this much stranding before, and it's going very slowly.....

The Other Katniss Mitt

OK, so, I finished the second Katniss Mitts for DD#2 and her BFF.  So now they each have a pair.  These ones were finished just barely in time for them to go see The Hunger Games (again) with their Church Youth Group.  They were happy.  What more could I ask for?
Apologies to the Yarn Snobs that I know and love.  These were made of plain Simply Soft in very average colors.  The girls are not in training to be Yarn Snobs, sorry.  To me, Simply Soft is a pretty perfect yarn for some projects.  It really is very soft.  It's totally washable.  Anyone that thinks that 13 year old girls don't get dirty hasn't met the kids that I know.  It knits up fast and true to gauge, no surprises.  It's affordable enough that if it gets lost, it's not a huge financial blow.  We have had many discussions about respecting the Hand Knits though.  The recipient needs to show enough respect to not just leave Hand Knits lying around to get lost or damaged from negligence.  After trying to knit gifts for people in fancy organic natural fibers, I know that some people will wear the gift more often if they aren't afraid of it.
JMHO