It’s been a nice sunny day here and my hubby has been taking some photos so I laid out my socks and got him to take some piccy’s for me, here are the results.

I’ve only been knitting socks for a few months so don’t have many as yet but I like the ones I’ve knit so far.

This was the pair that started it all, Opal Lollipop (1016 I think) bought as a sock knitting kit with 2.5mm dpn’s and stitch markers. Knit up to the free pattern that comes with Opal wool.These are now about 10 months old and have been well worn in that time.

They have felted only slightly and the ribbing is a little loose but apart from that they are great and I love the colours.

From the left – my first pair in Opal Magic; hand dyed merino yarn from The Natural Dye Studio knit to the universal toe-up sock formula on Knitty; Jaywalkers in Opal Prisma; Shell Pattern socks from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush, knit in more hand-dyed yarn from The Natural Dye Studio; Men’s sock in Railway Stitch from Knitting Vintage Socks in Regia 4ply grey & blue; Opal Magic colour 1060 knit to the free Opal pattern again.

Here are some arty shots of my socks in the sunshine -