Sunday 2 October 2016

Tavistock Socks (and Giveaway Winners)


I made a conscious decision at the start of this year to be a bit more selective about what I blog about, but at the moment I just seem not to be knitting very much.


Anyway, I thought I would show you these socks I have just made for hubby. I am calling them Tavistock Socks, as I bought the ball of wool for them in Tavistock market when we were on holiday in the summer. It is King Cole Zig Zag 4ply 1866 Epic. Perhaps I should have called this post "Epic Socks", although at school the children are not encouraged to use "epic" as an adjective.

The pattern I used is called Storm by Diane Mulholland, and is a free download on ravelry. I really like the textured look, but it was quite easy to do from memory once you have done a few rows. I couldn't quite get to grips with doing the toe as set out in the pattern, so just did my normal technique. (Wow, I have a normal sock technique!) They are toe-up, which also seems to be my favourite way. They also had a different bind-off at the top to what I have previously used.  But what made me most pleased was getting the colours to match. Having never knitted socks from variegated wool before, I just wasn't confident it was going to work, but as you can see it did.


Please also feel free to admire my husband's creative project for the summer, which is our lovely new decking. It makes a great backdrop for photos.

Blocking socks on the washing line

And finally I would like to announce the winners of my Red Admiral Butterfly Giveaway. The answer to my question "What were the two mistakes I made on the knitted butterflies?" were: that the spots were embroidered in white, and they should have been black, and was that I sewed the bottom wings on the wrong way round. This is really hard to spot, but they have some light blue stitches, which should be near the centre near the body, and not the outside. 


The two winners that I have picked at random from all the entries are Stacey from The Golden Hours and The Patchwork Fairy. I have already contacted them, but if you would like to leave your mailing address in my comments box, I will get the butterflies off to you and promise not publish your addresses.

18 comments:

  1. Lovely socks I love the colours and congratulations to the winners! :) xx

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  2. Great sock, great decking - who could ask for more!

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  3. Congratulations to the winners. And congratulations to you on your perfect colour matched socks. They, and the decking, look lovely.

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  4. well done Stacey and Patchwork Fairy on your wins. Love your new socks and when mastered knitting in the round will give it a go.

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  5. Gorgeous socks, anyone would be proud to wear them

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  6. These look AWESOME! The Wednesday "To Grandma's House We Go" link party just started over at grandmashousediy.com and I thought you might be interested in joining it, thanks!

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing with us at our To Grandma's house we go link party! Pinned!

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  7. Those socks are totally fantastic! Love the colours too xx

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  8. beautiful socks and a magnificent striping colorway!

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  9. They are perfect, love the colors. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party this week. Pinned!

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  10. Ohhh they are so beautiful!! I love them!!

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  11. Oh aren't they gorgeous! I love the colours and you've done some very impressive matching!

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  12. Congrats to the winners, and I LOVE those socks! Here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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  13. Love those colorful socks! They're both functional and beautiful. I'm sure your husband will enjoy wearing them.
    Sandy @ TEXAS TWANG

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  14. Love the Tavistock Socks! There is nothing better than handmade, knitted socks! A wonderful friend made me a pair, and I treasure them, and wear them a lot. :)

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  15. How awesome! I have never gotten the hang of knitting.

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  16. Love these! thanks for sharing on craft schooling sunday!

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