Nothing works better as travel knitting for me than a nice and simple pair of socks. Last week I got to spend a few days in Iceland for a conference, and a last minute sock cast on was made to keep me company. Pattern: Winters Frost socks by This Handmade Life Yarn: Superwash merino sock yarn by Samelin Dyeworks  I’m going to  have very little to say about these socks, which is not at all a reflection about how much I like them. But very simply put, I love the yarn, it was very great to work with and the colours are giving me a very summer-y vibe. And the pattern is an incredibly simple lace ..read more

My knitting mojo has been pretty low recently, so it feels good to finally have an FO off my needles again. Pattern: Whitethorn socks by Lindsey Fowler Yarn: La Bien Aimee tough sock in a Happy Accident colourway My low knitting mojo means I do still pick up my needles occasionally, but I haven’t been very focused on one project, and a lot of the time I just mindlessly knit a couple of hexipuffs. Yesterday was Eurovision however, and I used it as an excuse to finally get this pair of socks finished. This is a pretty fun pattern to make, the cable repeat is not that hard to memorise and keep ..read more