Fireside socks

Since I bought a load of sock yarn last year, I have to make some socks every now and then. Otherwise there will be no new yarn, no matter how pretty the colour.




This is an improvised pair of socks, worked from top down. The heel is a classical one with picked up stitches, the strongest and most comfortable, in my opinion. But I do prefer starting from the toe, as that is so much less stressful - no fear of running out of yarn or having leftovers. The latter is what happened this time.




The socks are made of Admiral Bambus by Schoppel-Wolle, with 75 per cent wool and 25 per cent bamboo content. While working, the yarn seems somewhat like cotton, but becomes much softer after washing. In the end, it has a really nice natural feel, like it should be. Just love this warm colour scheme.




After a long search, I found these lovely sheepish wooden sock blockers on Whorl Drop Spindle, a great place for handmade spindles and other wooden wool tools. (One day I will try spinning.)

Snowless winter

New start with a new blog feature: a monthly mood board to capture the surroundings, ongoing work and favourites of the moment. I'm hoping it will make me go out with the camera more often and notice something new. This is also a kind of investigative experiment to see if such boards actually help to generate new ideas and bring about real projects. And I love playing with colours.
If someone else finds inspiration in these mishmashes, that will be a reward in itself.

Although the first snowflakes have started to fall and this extended autumn is probably coming to an end, January has looked a lot like this so far.