Sockies

[vanessarama]

Finished a couple of pairs of socks, both in rather different colourways from the ones I normally choose.




The pattern is Charybdis, because I am a sucker for evocative mythology-related pattern names. The yarn is Adorn Sock by Three Irish Girls in a colourway called 'Eilis'. It has a lot of golden brown in it, and browns are not my usual colour, but something in the combination just called to me and I really like these knitted up.



Good old plain socks, made from the now-discontinued Fleece Artist Nyoni sock yarn in 'Spring Crocus'. Again, yellow is not my usual thing, but I really liked this combination and I think the finished socks are lovely. The yarn, which was very cheap, is a lovely mixture of wool, mohair and silk; I'm wearing a pair from the same yarn now actually, in a colourway called 'Merlin' :D

Comments

[james]

Nice!

[vanessarama]

Thank you!

[frivol]

Does it make you feel very regal to wear socks that are so gorgeous and 'hand made'? Even though the hands be thine?!

WELL, IT SHOULD!!!! IT seems a deliciously decadent thing to be doing. :)

[vanessarama]

It does actually :) It's the same with the shawls and scarves - someone will say how soft it is and I'll say, "Thanks, it's cashmere", and feel all decadent and luxurious.

I managed to catch a glimpse of a pricetag on a cashmere wrap at House of Cashmere last week and nearly fainted. Eight hundred dollars! I can make a cashmere wrap for one twentieth of that (plus knitting time, but I enjoy the knitting!)