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Mineral Green socks

24/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Mineral Green socks

How much do my feet hate me right now?  So much, and why? oh let’s not get onto the weather again… Which brings me to this, I apologise for all the whinging yesterday.  I always promised myself I wouldn’t whinge…

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Rainstorm socks

03/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized19 Comments on Rainstorm socks

There has to be an upside to spending hours and hours in cramped transportation going halfway around the globe, right?  (Well, apart from the obvious one of ending up in some glorious exotic destination, such as Japan, natch!) Now the…

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Olive Twist socks

14/12/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Olive Twist socks

I have been knitting still, but with less consistency given we’re thick into the silly season… Here is my latest finished project; socks, of course.  Knitted using the Morris Empire Superwash Merino 4 ply, in Olive Twist.  You’ve probably noticed…

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Russet socks

19/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Russet socks

So, new sockies. How warm and cosy they look here in this photo. This wool colour is called Russet, an evocative name, prompting an immediate image association thing in my head involving apples and open fires and toast and autumn leaves and blankets and…

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Half a house

16/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Half a house

A house in our neighbourhood is being renovated, providing me with a wonderfully devastated landscape to borrow for my backdrop today.  From this door I should be stepping into to the laundry and bathroom… both of these now residing in…

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Bobby socks

10/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Bobby socks

G’day, and here’s wishing everyone a totally maaaarvellous Wednesday! Hey, new pair of bobby socks (yay).  These look identical to the previous white cotton socks I put up here, but they are very slightly different.  I appreciate not different to the…

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A whiter shade of pale…

27/10/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on A whiter shade of pale…

Today being slightly cooler (and on a side note, man has this been a delightfully warm spring…!) I am finally able to wear the scarf that Sam brought me as a gift from his trip to France.  It is a…

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Glazed Ginger socks

23/10/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Glazed Ginger socks

Finished some new socks!  These are the first out of the sock wool I bought in Melbourne.  This is the own brand produced by the store (now how often do you come across that nowadays, hmmm?) Morris and sons, 100%…

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