my first pair of socks

 
 

This is my very first pair of hand-knitted socks. As in knitted for me, not by me.

These were knitted as a gift by Anna who came with beautiful baby Phoebe to the Loop book launch, and I was quite overwhelmed and very delighted with them. Anna wasn't sure if they would fit, and Phoebe was desperate for them to fit her and not me, but in fact they are perfect and therefore mine.

 

They are beautifully made with little garter stitch arrows on the soles, because they are knitted to Anna's own pattern for This Way Up Socks (free on Ravelry) which is a clever and witty way to knit socks from top to bottom then bottom to top , or the other way round if you prefer.

 

They also go with the beautiful little Milly-Molly-Mandy paper dolls that Ivy (aged 10) had made for me after reading Ripping Things To Do (she brought them on Saturday when she came with her mum, Lucy).

 

And they go with the Smarties left over from Phoebe's latest creation, 'Billionaire's Shortbread', ie millionaire's shortbread with Smarties on top. I meant to get a tasteful photo but it was eaten so quickly that I could only get a same-day, late night shot of it under attack.