Socks for Mom

When my folks came to visit a couple of weeks ago I dyed this roving... marino/bamboo/nylon. I'd been shooting for a sort of peacock-in-a-shady-grotto sort of color combination, but ended up with something more cotton-candy-in-the-park. Ah well, it's spinning up very pretty, nonetheless. I wanted to make a nice strong two ply sock yarn out of it, but I can't seem to spin fine enough to make a sockish two ply, and the single doesn't seem quite as durable as I'd like. There are examples of both above, and how it's knitting up. The single I've got so far is making a lovely, light fabric on little #1 needles, would be great for baby booties or something, but not tough enough for socks. The two ply is pretty and interesting, but kinda bulky. Hmm.... Maybe I'll try spinning a tighter and thicker single and use that. I could pull thin strips off the roving so the color changes fast, or work from the whole piece so that it's more "self striping." Complicated business, these socks!!