more FO's, yarn p0rn

specs:

fiber trends felted flock (sheep) and Huggable hedgehog.

(sheep) patons merino, (hedgie) cascade 220 and online smash. both done on 10.5 US.

and for all you lucky readers, yarn p0rn! in case you lived in a cave, knit2purl2.com is/went out of business, and i scored some great Lorna's Laces Sheperd sock yarn. see here (also, that's my new, favourite coffee mug! so cute) colors cool(blues), pioneer(browns), and sassy stripes!

and here is my second summer swap package! my secret swap sender was......
jmp3775! and she sent wonderful stuff! very pretty stitch markers, yummy wool wash, a cute sheep tape measure, chalk(!!) for my dd, and 3 books : 'Knit 2 Together', 'The Knitting Answer Book', and 'Knitting for Peace'.

I haven't had a chance to read through any of the books, but i did flip through them. I like them. A LOT. *heart*

I also have recently bought 'The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook', great book! again, i was able to glance through it, and read bits of it. YAY!!!

i want red socks

but i can't decide what yarn to use. here is a picture of the colors i am considering ... opinions?

so yeah, i 'saved' these from the dyers site, and made the collages in paint. i hope no one gets offended! :/

i am looking for a red sock yarn, not striping, with enough color depth/variation to keep it interesting. the dream in color swatches seem to show pinker and lighter then the examples i found on flickr. i do love the way the colors show in the DiC yarns though (currently using the classy 'cool fire' to make worsted socks). help! opinions needed! advice?