Surprised, But Not Delighted

The Knitty surprise patterns are up. I'm not thrilled.

The pattern on the socks is nice, but they wouldn't be terribly warm, and I wonder how well they would wear; It seems like the single strands in the yarn over sections would fray pretty quickly, and they might press uncomfortably into your feet when you have shoes on. Of course, I'm picky about my socks; I'll probably never be able to knit any of those pretty patterned-stitch socks, because I can't stand having anything textured on my feet.

The sweater doesn't seem very flattering; the close-up is okay, but both full-body shots make the model look very odd. I may re-evaluate once other bloggers pick it up and I can see more variants. Regardless, I don't think it's a good pattern for zaftig girls like me.

The wig? Um... yeah. I liked the pink Hallowig for it's novelty value, and as a funny way to use up ugly yarn, but this feels like it's trying to hard, especially on the heels of Hallowig making a second appearance in Craft.

What does everyone else think? Am I just cranky today?