2008 here I come!
Although I haven't blogged I haven't been totally inactive. One of the things I'd flagged up during the Rut-busting swap was that I aimed to knit toe up socks. And at last I can report that I've actually done it - with the help of Knitherapy who sent me Simple Socks and a skein of wonderful purple yarn. I found the toe very easy to do and when it came to it, with a combination of the instructions given in Priscilla Gibson Roberts and Interweaves mag the heel was far simpler than I'd anticipated. I guess it was just one of those things that's OK if you just sit down, take your time and read the instructions properly.
This is one side of the heel and this the other. I'm surprised at how neat it's turned out - Ok there is a tiny hole at the top of the short row turns but I know what I did wrong and avoided it on the other sock.
These photos don't really show quite how bright purple this yarn is. It's Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Amethyst. As it happened I had a skein of Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Tropical Storm which has short runs of the purple in it so I used this for the cuff to break it up. Because they're purple I refer to these as my Regal socks and love them. I like both methods of working socks ie toe up and top down and it's nice to have the option of using either method.
Have also knit a couple of pairs of other socks as follows:-
These are Monkey socks knit in Knittery merino/cashmere mix - colourway Cherry. These were knit for M's mum for Xmas