It’s been a glorious Sunday. This morning I got to have breakfast with two treasured friends, then I saw Maleficent and finished these socks in the theater: 
The yarn is Julianna”s Lucky Star Sock Yarn in Truly Outrageous. It has a hint of sparkle, but isn’t over the top with it.
I lucked out with the self-striping and my heel flap. The stripes were barely disturbed. Even though I know an afterthought heel would always allow uninterrupted self-striping, I just love the feel of a heel flap.
They’re just another pair of toe-up two-at-a-time socks done on magic loop with a heel flap. That’s my go-to vanilla sock format. I have enough left to make Z some socks, though I think I’m going to start making her socks as tube socks (no heels) so she can grow into them for a longer time. I’ll add this to the Operation Sock Drawer list.
I also got some super bright Regia Fluormania sock yarn from my LYS last week. I can’t wait to make socks out of this!! It’s colorway 7188. Happy Sunday! 
They look wonderful Cassie! And while we are onto socks, can I send a question your way???? It’s to do with your toe up sock pattern where I get a little scrambled at the point where you are heading up the body of the sock.
Love them!
I really do love the pink, blue, yellow, gray combination. I have a question for you…Why do you like the heel flap heel. I’m a very new sock knitter–I have completed 2/3 of my very first sock and am interested why a knitter chooses the heel she does. My first sock has been a short row heel. I certainly do like how it looks but would love to know your reason behind the flap heel. Thanks again for being such a wonderful inspiration.
Pamela (Tucson, AZ)
I think the heel flap adds a little bit of cushion and more durability to socks. The heel takes regular hits, so I think reinforcement mades a good difference. When you knit a heel flap there are slipped stitches that thicken the fabric.
Wonderful colors!
Gah! These are so much fun! I am trying not to buy any sock yarn this summer (with the idea that it’ll force/inspire me to knit up some lovelies from my stash), but I keep seeing this Flouromania popping up and my resistance is weakening. I’m going away in July, so maybe I’ll luck out and visit an LYS that stocks it – holiday yarn shopping is always encouraged, after all.
This yarn is awesome, I wanted to buy the blue-green colourway but couldn’t find it (never mind – I have TONS of sock yarn ….). The socks look awesome! I like your idea of making the heel with the slipped stitches (I never really saw that before on your socks, sorry if you always do that, I wasn’t paying proper attention), it looks very comfortable and stable! 😀
Very, very nice. 😀
Love the socks! Beautiful colors!
Love your socks, and this Regia yarn is incredible! I need more self striping yarn in my stash.
Love the colors! I have a second sock on the needles using a Regia self striping. Fun!
The socks remind me of Sweet Tarts! Yum! The fluorescent yarn looks like exactly the kind of stuff I love to work with in summer too. I will have to look it up.
Wow! I love the colors of your socks. the grey stripe makes them a little edgy I think. I’m feeling a little jelly 😛
I love your sock yarn choices…so fun! Makes me not want to finish knitting my super boring socks…blegh.