Socktober 9

I’m still having a hard time remembering it is October not September. Where did that month go as nothing important was done or happened. Perhaps that is why is seems like it should still be September…nothing happened.

So sock of the day…

Something orange(ish) for October? Again these were for my husband. As you might have figured out, he doesn’t mind colorful socks, so that makes it fun to knit for him, in spite of his LONG feet. I don’t know what the yarn was but it might have been Opal as they tend to have pattern making yarns that end up looking very much like these. I have another ball of it on my desk that might be next after I finish a few other pairs.

I found my first Opal yarns in Germany and really enjoyed how they knitted up. One of my young neighbors saw me knitting at the local pub and asked me about the yarn. She only got black or blue socks from her knitting grandmother and liked the idea that she could have socks knit in other colors. Not sure if she convinced her grandmother of it.

I have also knit from their Hundretwasser line created based on the art work of Hundretwasser. He was born in Austria but lived/painted in New Zealand.

This link will take you to a Canadian wholesaler (I know you need retail, but put in Opal and you find plenty of sites). I included the link so you can see the variety and kinds of color patterns Opal has created with their yarns.

And interestingly enough a couple of quotes from Hundretwasser that seem timely.

“When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality.”

“You are a guest of nature – behave.”

Well, I learned a few things today writing about this sock. Thank you.