It’s completely bizarre to be donning a pair of socks on a stifling hot day of 35C, which indeedy yes it is today, but I absolutely must! since I promised myself I’d knit a pair of socks for each month of this year, it’s the last day of January and I don’t want to be late!
And so. I ordered a mystery ball of wool from A Homespun House; from the monthly lucky dip club for November. I very much liked the idea of this; because the mystery ball of hand-dyed wool also came with a handmade, and most probably, extremely cute, mystery progress-keeper from sucre sucre miniatures, aaaand… well I just felt like treating myself to a mysterious little package. So I did! I placed my order, and impatiently and excitedly awaited the arrival of my wool.
The skein was marked “Edeberry”. Was it was meant to read Elderberry? *shrug* I mean, not that a name makes any difference to the rose really; because the colours are delicious; a subtle and sophisticated moody range of smoky purples, pinks and coffee colours, with a bit of ocean blue and grass green thrown in for good measure. And that little troll-progress-keeper? Soooo cute, oui?… He’s my new knitting buddy, and he’s called Ramon.
I used my fave, same little old pattern, from a 60’s Patons pamphlet; a nice simple, plain and eminently serviceable pattern. I like that all the interest is all in the lovely dusky coffee-pink colours.. and this same dusky coffee-pink loveliness will be surely appreciated come the sharply cold grey days of winter…
My box of socks for the year so far!
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