Oh, happy feet! Just look at this colourful sockage!
(Let’s just gloss over what the Stoic Spouse said about my sanity when he found me lying on my back on the hard tiled floor, crunched upwards in order to photograph my own feet.)
Yes, these chaps are the Noro Kureyon socks, and I won’t mention again the prima donna-ish proclivities of this yarn. The colours are stunningly intense, and the way they slowly shift makes for knitted fabric that’s reminiscent of a painted landscape. Happy feet. Oh yes indeed. But I don’t think I’ll be knitting any more socks in Noro. And judging by some of your comments about your own experiences of Noro when I posted about this stuff before, neither will many of you.
As you can see, these socks are fraternal twins. Yes I know, some of you would rather eat your own knitting needles than fail to create perfectly identical twin hosiery. But I do like the quirky individuality of non-identical socks, and it’s a medium effective defence against the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome?
The thing is, having given birth to identical twin children, identical twin socks feels like a match too far. Here are my children’s feet:-
So that, my friends, is why there are no matching socks at The Twisted Yarn.
Meanwhile, the deadline for the Knitting And Crochet Guild competition is almost upon us, and I’ve just finished weaving in the ends of my entry. I’ll snap a few photos of it for you before I send it off. Are you entering? Good luck! It’s been a bit of a last-minute rush (just like everything else in my life, really). I’ve been working fuelled by mint ‘tea’, made using leaves of the mint plants that sneak through our fence from next door in late spring.
The easiest pick-me-up in the world: put a few leaves in teapot and pour over boiling water. Job done.
It’s super-refreshing and tastes sweet even though it contains no sugar. Win!
Now, I know I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet on here for the past couple of weeks. It seems that the side-effects of IVF medications include a reduction in blogging activity, and even – yikes – a reduction in knitting! In six weeks’ time, it’ll all be over and I’ll either be pregnant or I won’t. Meanwhile, I might be a slightly unreliable blogger. Sorry about that.
My daughter went through a mismatch sock phase. Of course now she refuses to wear socks at all…
Ah. Yes, I guess my days of having any influence at all over what my children wear are numbered.
Ooh, happy eyes too, feasting on these! Just finished my first pair which I shall reveal shortly. Wishing you huge amounts of luck with IVF:)
Looking forward to the big reveal…. Meanwhile, thank you. 🙂
Such gorgeous socks. Really hoping you will have some good news soon from the IVF. Have a great week. x
Thank you muchly! 🙂 You have a good week too.
Great work & Nice design.
Keep sharing.
Thank you. 🙂
Hey..Nice work & thanks for sharing mint tea.
Sockodelik have huge socks collection for men & women.
It’s good to have you back! I’ve just got home from a week’s holiday and was a teensy bit disappointed not to find one of your lovely picture-filled posts in my blog catch up. All the best with the IVF, and hoping the knitty-bloggy mojo returns to normal levels soon. x
Awww, thank you! Hope the holiday was lovely?
Very much so, thank you. I’ve just blogged a little on the Welsh-woolliness of it. 🙂
Right, I’m off to look….
Life is far far too short for matching socks! Good luck with the IVF
Definitely agree on the life’s-too-short front. And thank you re the IVF. 🙂
Beautiful sockage! 🙂 All the very, very best with the IVF hunny … take care. x
Thank you muchly on both counts. 🙂
Fingers crossed for the next six weeks, contemplating the very same
Fingers and toes crossed for the next six weeks, contemplating the very same
Thank you so much! (And very good luck to you too if you do go ahead.)
When I find a sock that I like, I tend to buy a dozen or more. That way, I don’t have to worry about matching them up 😛
Good luck with the IVF!
Very wise approach. 🙂 (And thank you.)
Wishing you luck. Hope you get some time to relax.
Super happy socks. I love. Makes me smile.
Hi! Socks are great! Hope you are well. See you soon. X
Thank you. And yes, hope to see you soon. 🙂
Catch you when you get back Ms Twisted and fingers crossed 🙂
Thank you kindly, madam. 🙂
Splendid sockage! Why have I never made Noro socks before? I suddenly feel a void in my life that needs filling 🙁
Ha ha! It is beautiful yarn. Just stroppy.
I hope that all goes well. Fab socks!
Thank you on both counts. 🙂
Mis-matched socks are where it’s at. I have a gloriously mis-matched pair of stripy socks that I love, although I’m not averse to matching them, provided it requires no effort on my part. This happened once on a pair of socks I knitted for a friend in a self-patterning yarn. Which ran out part-way through. And still matched up perfectly. Enjoy your socks!
Thank you. And I like the sound of your gloriously mis-matched socks. 🙂
Love your socks – must try knitting a pair. I have books, yarn and needles – just need the courage to give them a go! And fingers crossed for the IVF – not the easiest of times for you. Thinking of you.
Hope you just dive in and do it! At least with yarn, you can rip it all back and start again if needed. But seriously, you’ll be fine.
(And thank you kindly re the IVF.)
Beautiful socks despite the difficult yarn! Best wishes for the IVF.
Thank you muchly,
Oh those are beautiful! One day I really must be brave enough to tackle socks (if I can do cable-knit gloves, surely socks can’t be that much harder?)
In the meantime, fingers crossed for your IVF – and can I just mention how tricky it is to crochet with crossed fingers? 😉
If you can cable-knit gloves, you can DEFINITELY knit socks. Preferably in the pub on a Tuesday night. 😉 (I will be back, once I’m back on the booze and slightly less drug-addled.) Looking forward to seeing progress on your cardigan.
Right. Socks are on the list. Right after the cardigan. And the Mr Men toys for my friend’s daughter. And the scarf for my neighbour. And the Aran jumper for Himself. And…
BTW, if you run out of mint leaves poking under the fence, you’re welcome to come and pinch some of mine. I think we have apple mint and peppermint (which makes yummy ice cream too). 😉
Lots and lots of luck and good wishes.
Thank you so much. 🙂
It’s always a pleasure to stop by here and read your clever words. I worked with a client yesterday who also has twin girls. It’s a fun dynamic. You do things with yarn I can only dream about. I made my sister a blanket using a simple pattern and it still took me two years to finish. I was incredibly proud of that blanket too, but seeing what you can whip up with…oh my gosh…four needles, I can barely cope.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for such a generous comment! If you saw the state of my garden, you’d be horrified, so I’m in awe of you!
🙂
I thought your reduction in knitting was because you were crocheting 😛
No, it’s WORSE than that! 😉 No yarn work at all. But I’m getting back into it now.
Good to hear, don’t forget to look after yourself 😉
Beautiful. I’ll have to step out and see if my mint plant has come back this year. I haven’t been blogging much myself and have nowhere as good a reason for slacking as you do. Just take care of yourself!