winter is fast approaching...

what do you feel like doing when the nights draw in and the temperature starts to drop???

knit socks...

i have had a rummage through the old sock yarn stash and pulled out a few ?

there are some lovely mixes...bamboo and wool...silk and wool...and seacell?

but for me it's the colors ...yes definately the colors..

so i shall wind these babies into beautiful balls and proceed throughout the winter months and knit socks,socks and more socks..
i once gave a pair to a man who was a really proffesional top ceo of a huge company...and when this super high corporate flyer opened the humble parcel and saw his socks...he cried...

not the loud moaning cry...but a soft tear appeared in the corner of his eye..

when he recovered he said ..'i will treasure these as i know how much love goes into each little stitch as when i was a small boy i would watch my grandmother knit ..and all she knit, was socks for all her boys ..and i was one of the lucky ones..and i still have a pair in my posession although worn out..'

he took my breath away...

and every time i show someone the craft i tell them this little tale and hope that the person who recieves them thinks about the love stitches in each wonderful pair..

and remember 'an average sock contains around 17000 stitches..that's 34000 a pair..

socks are only small but by stitch count they are immense...