Phew. A New Year is upon us and I’m glad. Christmas Chez Stitches was immensely quiet, mainly due to us all contracting flu (including the grandparents) and after opening gifts and eating the feast, we all retreated to our beds.
I didn’t even have the energy to knit, so spent the time between coughing and nursing everyone, curled up on the snuggler with George and some simple embroidery. It’s been most therapeutic and I can’t wait to share with you soon.
However, first up is the only Christmas gift I made last year. Another pair of His Simple Socks by Elizabeth Seidle. I love this pattern so much.
This time, although I used the same 3 ply yarn as the last pair, I knitted on 2.75mm needles, and am so happy with the result. The fabric is soft and elastic and just all round much nicer that before.
The colours are much more subdued too. But these are for Grandad, and he has more traditional taste than Hubs!
Although, to be honest, if he hadn’t liked them as much as he did, I think they’d have had a home here, subdued colours or no!
Project notes
| Pattern: | His Simple Socks by Elizabeth Seidle |
| Pattern cost: | £3.50 |
| Yarn: | Bergere De France Goomy 50 |
| Colourway: | Bleu |
| Purchased at: | John Lewis, Liverpool |
| Yarn cost: | £4.50/ball |
Ooh, very nice – my favourite colours. I’m not normally a fan of Bergère de France wool – which is a shame as it is the only brand stocked by my local shop – however, I’ve heard good things about this sock yarn from them.
I highly recommend it. Hubby loves it and it washes and wears very well indeed.
They look gorgeous! Do hope you’re all on the mend and wishing you and your family a very happy new year!
Thank you. We are all much better thanks. Happy New Year to you too, lovely! x
Sorry to hear that you all have had a poor Christmas. There seems to have been a lot of it going about last year. I hope that you are all feeling much better. What lovely socks. The colours and stripes are lovely. Your knitting is always so neat. Wishing you and all the family all the very best for 2018. Xx
poorly…… bah humbug with the predictive text! Xx
Predictive text is a beast!
I think it was natures way of making us slow down. Here’s to us all having a healthy, happy and creative 2018.
The socks are lovely and I’m sure that Grandpa will be very happy with them.
I hope you are all feeling much better now. We have been lucky so far but since the daughter arrived with a spectacular chesty cough and cold we are waiting our turn….