Hidden Treasures
Perhaps the best treasures are those which are not so obvious…
You’d never know that beneath this…
Is this…
Even with the second sock trauma, the newly-finished-first-pair-of-knitted-socks were barely off the needles when they had to be worn. Now, on my trip into the city today to meet Holly for coffee, no one was the wiser what lovely stripey socks were hiding ‘neath my trousers. They fit wonderfully and I love the feel! Oh, not that they’re anything exotic. Just plain socks. But, I love that I made ‘em.
I don’t know….call it a ‘Ma Ingalls’ moment, (and perhaps all sock knitters experience this as I re-state the ever-so-obvious) but it’s a great feeling of accomplishment fragranced with self-sufficiency. Does that sound smug? Well, so be it.
Already planning the next pair…
Another hidden treasure was the coffee shop meeting place. Tucked on the upper floor of Waterstone’s book shop on Dawson Street…the UK’s answer to Borders…is a great place for coffee and chat. Another opportunity to try a variation on the cappuccino theme.
Nice yin-yang-chocolate-embellishment, though a good coffee doesn’t need it. The espresso portion of it was lovely. The foam, a bit thick for even Splenda tabs to penetrate…
And the final treasure of the day? A chat with a good friend.
hi Cheryl,
don’t know about the capuccino, I am more a sheer coffee type of person - but the socks look good:)) the excitement of wearing them has worn off with me, after knitting and wearing hand-made socks for a long time. but not the excitement of having another pair finished - that still feels good! somehow I’d prefer to knit socks for one-legged persons, the second one always drags on (I actually tried to avoid the 2nd leg boredom by making two differently to form a pair - but most people lack the confidence of wearing different ones in style:(() so, to get a bit more excitement into the sock knitting - I started to knit with regia bamboo for a change. and as soon as my teeswater top is spun I’ll use some handspun to see how that looks and feels - so maybe I will get the feeling of self-suficiency back then, when even the yarn is handspun? pity, that it isn’t from my own sheep:))
jump at the next pair - and enjoy it! once you’re bored you can always start them differently, put lots of pattern into them etc.:))
22 Mar 2007 at 6:36 pm
Nice socks! Sounds like an awfully nice day out as well. What fun.
BTW, I am a total sucker for “The Quiet Man” and I don’t even care how real it is.
23 Mar 2007 at 2:44 am
i have sock envy! they are beautiful! and soooo colorful! lovely job! congrats!
23 Mar 2007 at 4:45 am
well done Cheryl, that was fast going!!
23 Mar 2007 at 8:17 am
I’m on my fourth pair of socks and still can’t get over the fact that I’m managing to knit them and people are wearing them. Take a bow!
23 Mar 2007 at 8:06 pm
Those are fabulous socks - and I’d be washing them every night so I could wear them ever day.
24 Mar 2007 at 5:03 pm
Cool socks! Like the colours, they’ll really make a rainy dark day a lot brighter!
24 Mar 2007 at 6:37 pm
The socks look really well. And aren’t handknitted socks the warmest you’ve ever worn. Look forward to seeing the next pair.
26 Mar 2007 at 2:40 am