Thursday, 7 November 2024

Another Sad(dish) Farewell



I said goodbye this week to my Rivendell socks. You can read all about why and how I knitted them in this blog post  . And see a bit more of the finished article. Not my happiest ever knitting experience. 

They looked lovely when done and I enjoyed wearing them, which is why I was sad to say goodbye to them, but the soles had felted, the rest was pilling, the colour was leaching out of the yarn .... basically in an overcrowded sock drawer they could no longer justify taking up space. If the pattern had been better written I would have knitted a replacement pair, but it isn't, and there's just no reason to put myself through all that pain again! 

Following on from an earlier post I succumbed yesterday and bought the JL Advent Calendar. Despite my doubts, I like the Parisian street scene and although I wouldn't describe the 'apartment' (where the games and activities are) as cosy - and to be fair the JL people themselves call it 'chic' - the colours are much more to my taste than last year's Edwardian Country House ones. So an improvement on that  already! 







1 comment:

  1. Sad sock news :(

    I haven't opened my JLAC yet, as I use an Android phone, and the app isn’t ready yet. Unless it is, today - will go and check!

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