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We know about my Beauteous Boot Socks<\/a>, don’t we?<\/p>\n

You see, in the summer, I’m in flipflops, and autumn, winter, spring, I’m in boots. I’m not sure I actually possess any shoes.<\/p>\n

And in the winter I get chilly tootsies, I’m afraid, so big chunky boot socks are the way forward for me.<\/p>\n

And we know I’m a Mama, too, right? And I have some rather fabulous teenagers who, I am delighted to say, have been helping me with the laundry.<\/p>\n

See, the thing is… Well… Put it this way: Note to self – Don’t put wool socks in the general family laundry basket. Keep them separate and wash them myself<\/em>.\u00a0 I am now the proud owner of some very tiny, thick, heavily felted boot socks. Which, I confess, are a thing of beauty in themselves, but entirely useless when it comes to wearing them now… sigh.<\/p>\n

So, it was time for a pair of superwash socks, which even if they are put in the machine a bit hot, are far less likely to end up quite so tiny.<\/p>\n

\"6\"<\/p>\n

I had this really gorgeous yarn in my stash (I do love colour-changes, as you may have noticed) Lang Yarns Merino+ Color<\/a> which is pure merino. One of my favourites. And I had some Drops Nepal, too, which only occurred to me rather too late was something that will also shrink (I’m a little tired, I confess, which often leads to a rather slower brain \ud83d\ude09 ) so having put a little research in, I would suggest Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran<\/a> (also a superwash) in Citrus to match the ones I made.<\/p>\n

\"5\"<\/p>\n

This weekend, like most just now, has been a bit gruelling. My youngest needs meds through the night, 3-hourly, and I couldn’t get back to sleep after the 3am dose. My lovely husband is off in the woods with his bushcraft buddies on their monthly trip, so I turned on the light and got on with my socks, Netflix and headphones. And having started them yesterday lunchtime, by lunchtime today they were finished so they’re a fairly speedy knit, too (though I don’t recommend the crazy early starts if you have the option to snooze merrily till the sun is well and truly up).<\/p>\n

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(If you fancy a crack at these, you can find the pattern here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In other news, I’ve got to the heel-turning point on my second Toast sock<\/a>, so I’ll be updating you on those in the not-too-distant, though I’m rather hoping for a better night tonight, so it may be a few days yet, fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

Right – back to school-runs, teatimes, the daily grind and squeezing in a few stitches where I can.<\/p>\n

Have a gorgeous week! <3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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