Purl and Seam

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Arne & Carlos Moon Night Socks

March 23, 2019

Hello lovelies. Thanks for your patience whilst we (and when I say ‘we’ I obviously mean ‘Dave’) transferred the hosting of this site this week.

I was listening to the Love to Sew podcast this week (I’m seriously behind so am box-setting it) with the interview of Kate from The Foldline. One of the questions was along the lines of ‘what would you do differently’ and the answer was ‘marry a developer’ (I paraphrase, of course). After this weeks shenanigans I can heartily recommend a husband with mad tech skills. Without him I’m not sure this blog would exist, and I know for sure that my other site would be dead in the water.

Obviously such sterling work deserves a reward, so I finished the first of 3 pairs of Arne and Carlos for Regia socks for him.

He’s really pleased with these. We both love Regia yarns. Me because they knit up nicely, have a great range of colours, and the stripes match! Dave because he loves a good stripy sock and they’re comfy. They wash and wear well too!

This colour is lovely. The blues ares clear like a spring sky and the pops of peach and green remind me of early flowers, making them the perfect seasonal sock. The white could even be fluffy clouds!

Phew! That’s a bit poetic. Needless to say these are a big hit and I’m mostly forgiven for the migration being a bit of a bear.

But only because I’ve already cast on the second pair, and his Longfellow cardigan is on the home stretch! 😉

Project notes

Pattern: Regia 4ply sock pattern
Pattern cost: Free
Yarn: Regia Design Line 4 Ply
Colourway: Moon Night – Arne & Carlos (03656)
Purchased at: Wool Warehouse
Yarn cost: £8.99

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Comments

  1. Tialys says

    March 24, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Hooray for talented husbands for they shall be blessed with the fruits of our knitting needles (or sewing machines).

    • Evie says

      March 24, 2019 at 6:23 pm

      For sure! We’d be lost without them.

  2. Chica Andaluza says

    March 26, 2019 at 7:37 am

    Fabulous socks, they do look difficult though!

    • Evie says

      March 26, 2019 at 9:33 am

      Thank you…but they’re not at all difficult. Just knit and purl and decreases. The yarn does all the magic!

Evie

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