Do you remember this label that I teased you with in my last post?
Well I made some socks with it! This is absolutely lovely glorious yarn! I cannot express in words quite how wonderful it is. Posh Yarns is a little Welsh yarn company based in Pembrokeshire. They hand dye, on a weekly basis, a finite amount of yarn which is available from their website. The shop update goes live every Sunday evening and once it's gone, it's gone! I was lucky enough to buy two skeins about a month or so ago. One is lying dormant at the moment but the other has been utilised in sock form:
The yarn 'Martha Sport' and the colour way is (wait for it....) Please Whisper It In My Ear. I kid you not - all the colour ways have fantastic names! These socks are an end of term gift for my Big Girl's teacher, Miss Williams. She has been an amazing teacher, going above and beyond in my opinion, especially given all the work she put in for all the Eisteddfod competitions recently.
The original pattern for the socks is in Debbie Bliss' book 'Simple Living' which I adapted to what I wanted. The original pattern had two cables per sock and the instep was constructed in a way I wasn't familiar with so resorted to the instep method I know best. I also used slightly smaller needles at 3.25mm. I love the end result. As the wool is a sport weight yarn it is thicker than conventional sock yarn which makes them cosy and cwtchy. I hope Miss Williams likes them!
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