I’ve been frustrated that this winter hasn’t been as cold as I would like. A good, sharp frost and a spell of freezing weather is the best excuse for knitwear I know. And handknitted socks are the most comforting thing in a cold snap – your feet get a custom made woolly hug. And if I have warm feet I am much less likely to feel the cold.
Next up in my A-Z of socks by Rachel Coopey is Eula. In classic Coop Knits style, these feature a mirrored twisted stitch design of branching cables and diamonds. After the plain lace of Decca it was great to get back to something with a bit more challenge to it.
The yarn is Swell Ewe Sock by Ginger’s Hand Dyed, an 80/20 merino/nylon blend. The colour is called Breakfast With Ginger – a gorgeous Tiffany blue that is gloriously cheerful. It’s slightly greener than is showing up in these pictures. I found two skeins of it in someone’s destash on eBay at a silly price. (which means I have one going spare if anyone wants to take it off my hands.) It’s a high twist yarn, which I’ve decided I’m not much of a fan of. I think I much prefer a traditional plied yarn – it feels nicer to work with and gives good stitch definition, even if a high twist yarn is supposedly harder wearing.
Astounding Yarns 