April Socks

I finished these late last night and am really pleased with them. I admit there are various errors in the knitting but overall I am happy with them. This was my first attempt at doing cables on a sock and the construction is very different from socks I have done previously. For a start, the gusset is on the top of the foot rather than the sides. This produces a very snug fitting and comfortable sock and I imagine I would try this pattern again. Its a bit fiddly to achieve in places but well worth the effort. The pattern is called Aragorn and is by Janneke Maat. Its free on Ravelry. I still can't believe such a gorgeous pattern has been provided for free by its designer. Ravelry people are so generous.

The yarn is Posh Yarn Pamela in colourway "Writing my Memoirs". It has some sparkle in the yarn though this is quite subtle on the skein I had. I've a reasonable sized ball of yarn left over and plan to incorporate it into some stripey socks at some point in the future.

I have developed a serious addiction to Posh Yarn and invested in two more skeins last week during a Mystery shop update. Only the names and the yarn bases were given and you bought sight unseen based just on the descriptions. Later on Dee, the owner, put up a photo of the whole lot so if you wanted to make sure you hadn't missed something amazing or were afraid to buy sight unseen, you could do so. Because it was a secret mystery shop, I don't want to reveal what my yarns look like until everyone who bought has got their yarn. I can, however, reveal that I bought "To Hell in a Handbasket" (solely on the basis that I say that things have gone to this destination, using this method of transportation, about four times during an average working day). Later I peeked at the photo and ordered "Foibles". Both skeins arrived very swiftly and I've already wound them into a ball, chosen the project for Foibles, and am hoping to cast on tonight, subject to making satisfactory progress on the black jacket today.