Mom’s Scrappy Socks

At the end of last year I really got bitten by the Scrappy Sock knitting bug! So I asked my mom if she’d like a pair of scrappy socks. Since I finished them so close to her Birthday I landed up giving them to her as part of her Birthday present.

Husbands Shortie Socks 003

Today I am going to talk to you about the third pair of shortie socks I have knit for Husband.

Nephew Socks 002

Dear Readers,

Today I want to to show you some socks that I have recently knit for my nephew!

Nephew Socks 001

Hi all,

Husband has just gone off to Germany to visit his brother, sister-in-law and our new nephew. So I thought it was an appropriate time to show you the socks I knit for our nephew.

South African hand dyed sock yarn plan

Dear readers,

I have an exciting plan for some South African hand dyed sock yarn.

West Yorkshire Spinners Socks

I am cataloguing all the sock yarns that I have knit with. Find the link to the other collections here or by clicking on the Socks Tab in my menu.

Here is the collection of West Yorkshire Spinners socks I have knit so far. I will update this post as I knit more of their colourways.

Knitting plans

Dear Readers,

I have quite a line up of sock knitting projects for other people so I thought I’d share my plans with you. I quite enjoy knitting to a soft deadline. I say soft deadline because there isn’t actually any pressure other than what I determine.

Custom Sock Modifications Update 1

Dear Readers,

I am back again to talk to you about my custom sock modifications.

Custom Sock Modifications

Dear Readers,

Today I wanted to share with you about my recent experiments with sock modifications!

Visit to Nairn, Scotland

Today we went for a visit to Nairn. We went for the river side walk. We took a break for me to do some sketching. Then we walked to the local wool shop and I bought some more sock wool(as though I don’t have enough!) And then we walked back. Here are some pictures.

The wiggly branches of these trees reminded me of the milkwood trees back in South Africa

I hope that you have been keeping well and having a lovely crafty time

Peace and love

Ellie

Xoxox