mumblings

Well, it is the last day of Socktober after all. Another pair is in progress – only the foot and toe to finish off Goodbye, Socktober! Hello, Norovember!

I ordered some super softies for our nephew and his brother from Rhelynn. She is the most talented toy maker I have ever come across. These aliens are for Daniel. This zebra is for new boy Alex. I couldn’t resist this bunny with the embroidered ears for my friend’s little girl in Norway. This little [...]

I’ll bet you never thought I’d get round to Boston! It seems like a very long time ago now! When pao and I were on our honeymoon in 2001, one of the things we both said was that if we were ever to go the US again, we were definitely going back to Boston again. [...]

You already know what a hero pao is when it comes to organising the most beautiful gifts but look at this! pao had to spend what amounted to possibly double the original amount for the yarn in order to get this lovely lot out of UK customs. He plotted with my Auntie H and he [...]

I used the #1 Husband Socks recipe with a few modifications of my own. I prefer a 2 x2 rib for the cuff and then added a plain heel which I liked a lot better than the fancy heel in the pattern. I think those modifications really bring the wave pattern out a lot more [...]

Happy Birthday, pao! You’re quite fun for an old person It’s time for coffee and cake now before we go out. pao’s posted some of his photos from New York so if you’re curious – go over and say hi! See you soon!

There is nothing like a bit of stockinette to take your mind off all the things that have been going on particularly the thing going on with George. I did feel slightly panicky waiting for the bus on Friday but getting these out made me feel a whole lot calmer. These are knit using Regia [...]

pao was so excited about the sock yarn for his birthday socks arriving, he couldn’t wait to try them on.

I decided well before we reached Socktober that I’d participate again this year. I’ve mainly been working on pao’s birthday socks and got the the stage where I ran out of wool on Thursday but Chris kindly went to the store in MN and put extra supplies in the mail. However, Royal Mail have conspired [...]

I am the luckiest person because not only did I make it into one of my favourite swaps of the year, I made it into two! I really got the best swap partners. Robin is my Knitter’s Tea Swap Pal 4 and we’ve been exchanging emails already about our preferences for tea and fun stuff. [...]