Reinforcing heels, soles and toes – free tutorial
If you’ve been following the blog for the last few months, you’ll know that big daughter went to Peru for four weeks in July this year, working on a social project and trekking high...
Tagged: socks
The end is in sight
Normally, the words “the end is in sight” are met with huge relief, but this time they refer to the end of the school holidays and small daughter is not relieved at all. We’ve...
Peru socks update
Now that we’re into August, it’s quite amazing how quickly the time has gone since the beginning of June when I started knitting socks for big daughter to take to Peru with her. She...
Welsh wedding
We spent last weekend in Wales at a family wedding. It was a whole weekend of families, parties and being away from it all, and it was lovely. The church was tucked away from...
West Yorkshire Spinners – a very modern mill
Back in May this year, I started – and finished – a pair of socks in one of the new cocktail colours from West Yorkshire Spinners. I chose their Rum Paradise colourway because I...
Basic 8ply (DK) boot socks – free pattern and tutorial
One of the best things about sock knitting is the sheer number of yarns that there is to choose from – not just in colours but in weights as well. It means that you...
