Well I have succumbed and started knitting a pair of socks! Sorry, it’s not my fault! I went to a Fibre fair in a little town called Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga for the weekend. The 5 ladies I went with are all?!, You guessed it! Knitters! So what was I to do? I had to knit something! I’m no great knitter! I’m a through over knitter and have had many knitters try to reform me! Needless to say without any success! This is how I learned to knit @ the age of 5 from my gran, and this is how I roll/knit!
The sock yarn I am using is yarn I purchased from MACS, the fleece was dyed and spun by one of the ladies.
We manned and set up a stand for MACS (Midlands Arts and Craft Society) that sold fibres in different forms from fleece, yarn to felt!
I also bought some alpaca yarn. The great thing about alpaca yarn is it is great for people that suffer from allergies, the fibre contains no lanolin. My purchase was 12 balls of 80% alpaca and 20% merino, colour black (they call it black but it is a dark brown). I have the perfect waistcoat pattern for this yarn.
I know I have to finish knitting the socks first!
Happy knitting!
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NikkiM
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Thanks for sharing, the colours are inspiring….
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Love the sock colour. I’ve never knitted socks but I know lots of people do.
The alpaca is a lovely rich colour. I bet is is lovely and soft.
Those socks are beautiful!!! I love alpaca, its so soft and WARM!
I do enjoy knitting socks! I must admit I only knit one pair of socks a year! I can’t wait to knit with the alpaca!
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what beautiful yarns (sigh)… thanks for sharing the pics 🙂
I can’t wait to start knitting the alpaca! I’m quickly knitting a few rows on my second sock! Hope to finish it tomorrow!
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they look beautiful! post pics of your alpaca waistcoat later on 🙂
Will do!
I am drooling over that sock yarn. I too knit socks at the rate of one pair per year – on good years.
Sound very good to me! I have being knitting socks for 6 years and have 6 pairs of socks! Hehe
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I love the yarn you’re using! So pretty.
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Love that sock yarn! I’ve just started sock knitting but it’s going well.
Nice! Love to see them when you done. love knitting socks! You never get bored, because thing change!
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Super awesome alpaca! I love the color and oh my, does it look comfy!!! I would love that in a nice sweater jacket for the fall and winter. de-lic-ious! -Heather
I can’t wait to start knitting with it! I have to get three items of my WIP list, I have only made one tick! Sigh
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