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Cosy Books

Your socks are always so beautifully finished, Karen. I have two pairs on hold until Kip isn't so curious about everything in my hands. He has a way of leaping into my lap in the blink of an eye...never good when knitting needles are around! Or a glass of wine, for that matter. It's happened....

Fran H-B

My first experience with sock knitting was many years ago. My father, a passionate fell walker in the Lake District came home from one of his trips there bearing a cone of Herdwick wool, along with a pattern. He asked me to make him socks; his thinking that this was an economic way to gain several pairs. I think I managed two pairs, before throwing in the towel. Oiled wool which resembled barbed wire was one of the most uncomfortable knits ever. In my stash I still have the rest of the cone....yet to find a good reason to knit with it ever again! But I totally agree about socks being a great portable comfort knit. Never usually without a pair in the making.

BRWombat

What a great post! I too wasn't a knitter when young and it was socks that made me into a one. My sister recently said in amazement "are you still knitting socks" but it's like meditation and a great comfort. Thanks for the links to the patterns - Hermione is the only one I've already made. Recently I've become more and more interested in natural undyed yarn and in just buying British yarn - it's wonderful how many lovely yarns this country produces. Never mind "keep dancing" - just "keep knitting"!

Kathleen

Knowing the beautiful and clever socks you make,dare I mention the Spiral ones that are the only socks up to now that I've been capable of making? No heels,just a spiral tube.They are the most comfy socks I've ever worn. They turn too so the heels do not wear thin. Very gratifying for me,knitting socks and mittens to give to friends.
Your blog is inspiring.

Jane from Dorset

I am interested to find that, having fiddled around with magic loop, toe up, fish lips kiss heel, short rows etc etc, that good old top-down, heel-flap and gusset socks knit on double pointed needles are my favourites too. A few rounds with a cup of tea and the weather forecast each morning sets me up for the hurly-burly of a day at school.

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