Just delving into my knitting baskets and bags and noticed I have ODD SOCKS on the go!
When we used to have our little yacht handknitting was my "go to" craft. I would be able to take a bag filled with squishy balls of wool and knit away to my heart's content when at anchor or on our mooring on the river. Many pairs of socks and hand warmers would be knitted up while I sat and enjoyed watching the wildlife and Nature's colours on the water,
Now I can see how I sub consciously chose my yarns of colour, very often taking the hues and reflections of the colours from the Sea.
And today, I still do.
In my bag I find soft hues of aqua, greens, turquoise and blues.
My two styles of socks on the needles at the moment are my slouchy sock
and my magic loop knit toe up afterthought heel design.
The slouchy sock is so comfortable, they are loose and soft, great for padding around the home.
Knitted on two needles, I enjoy knitting different coloured heels and toes with this design.
The magic loop system of knitting uses a circular needle and I tend to go for self patterning wool yarns to make these, I do often knit different coloured heels for contrast,
(knitting starts at the toe and the afterthought heel is added at end of knitting the main part of the sock).
So today I think I will settle in and knit the other sock for each of these odd socks.
It's a grey old day, wet and drizzling outside so I will sit near the window and watch all the baby birds in our beech and holly tree in the garden and get some knitting done.
Look out for these two pairs of socks in our online shops very soon!
