Purl and Seam

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The socks of love

November 26, 2014

If anything in this world proves that I love my hubby (other than his dream Sunday dinner of roast chicken followed by sticky toffee pudding) it is these socks.

argyle socks

Seriously!  Argyle socks.

argyle socks

Knitted flat and seamed.

argyle socks

Learning to mattress stitch…still a way to go!

With the single stitch diamonds added in after in duplicate stitch (Swiss darning).

Just a smidge too big for me...sigh!

Just a smidge too big for me…sigh!

What kind of crazy is that, if not crazy in love?  I do love you, baby!

FYI…the pattern is taken from Country Weekend Socks and the yarn is Drops Fabel.

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Comments

  1. Marianne says

    November 26, 2014 at 11:31 am

    Awww! Anyone who gets such awesome socks must love you back!

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:02 pm

      He does…I’m a lucky girl! 😀

  2. Helen says

    November 26, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    Wow! Those look great. I’ll take a look a that book. I’ve just started a pair for my husband for Christmas but using a self patterning yarn which gives a look of fairisle.

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:03 pm

      I love self patterning yarn! Your husband is a lucky chap too. We were in Purl and Jane at the weekend and my hubby headed straight to the sock yarn and a skein was in my basket before I could say “dpns”!

  3. Dottie doodle says

    November 26, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    Oh, wow!

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:03 pm

      😀

  4. Helen Snell says

    November 26, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Wow! They are amazing!!
    I have just (about) mastered the art of knitting plain socks but those are stunning.

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:04 pm

      Thank you. They aren’t that difficult, just time consuming, and my first attempt at intarsia so I’m pretty pleased with the result!

  5. Chica Andaluza says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Amazing – I think he loves you buckets full back though 😉

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:04 pm

      I think he does….phew! 😉

  6. Michelle says

    November 26, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    These are, indeed, a labor of love! They are gorgeous. I hope your husband knows how lucky he is. 😀

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:05 pm

      I tell him all the time just how lucky he is! 😉 But, seriously, he’s worth it!

  7. K-Line says

    November 27, 2014 at 12:58 am

    Holy cow – those are involved! Gorgeous socks.

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:05 pm

      I’m so pleased with them…and so is he! Result!

  8. Jane G says

    November 27, 2014 at 6:17 am

    They look fabulous, a lot of work

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      They aren’t tricky, but took quite a bit more time than a simple pair knitted in the round.

  9. Donna says

    November 28, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    I have that book and I love looking at it! But I have yet to use it. 🙁 Soon, soon! I love your socks 🙂

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      Isn’t it a lovely book? I keep eyeing up the cover socks for me. Now they would take a while to knit!

  10. Vicki Kate says

    November 29, 2014 at 4:04 am

    Yup. He’s a lucky man! Gorgeous socks Evie!

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:07 pm

      Thank you…although you know I think I’m the lucky one!

  11. Andrea says

    December 1, 2014 at 1:56 am

    Argyle? Knitted flat and seamed? This is serious, big time, over the moon, everlasting love. For real. And if I lived closer to you, I would try to steal them because they are beautiful.

    • Evie says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:08 pm

      I swear if they were a teeny bit smaller I’d be stealing them for myself. And we’re living proof that true love does exist and is well worth waiting for! But you know that…. 😀

  12. judehanlon says

    December 9, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    Um. Would it be churlish to point out you’ve missed a bit of over-stitching (while at the same time, admiring the inherent beauty of your work…) – or is it a design feature that the white line doesn’t go to the corner of the heel on the inside of the ankles…?

  13. beth says

    December 9, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    They are FABULOUS !! Want some. Lucky husband 🙂

Evie

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