Socktacular!

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I have had a thoroughly delicious weekend. Not only have I've been away in Bath again with my sweetie; not only have I been shop, shop shopping for woolly goodness; not only have I gone and learnt to crochet on a course at The Makery! No, not only all of that which I'll tell you all about another day, I'm also the luckiest blogthday prize winner EVER! Today's post belongs to the socktacular prize, sent to me across the miles by the truly lovely Rose Red, which kicked things off in real style. It may be a little later than she intended but when I got home to find the parcel on Thursday evening at the start of my special weekend, well turns out her timing was perfect. Just like the contents of the parcel.
Yes indeed. My goodness me, if I'd spent the weekend scrubbing the kitchen floor with a toothbrush it would have been a wonderful one having opened these riches!

Not only beautiful, beautiful, beautiful tailor made socks in a delicious, deep red Wollmeise but a skein of the scrumptious stuff for my very own. I told you, she's truly lovely! I'm sorry my photos don't really do them justice but most of you know the knitterly genius  of Rose Red well enough to imagine these are the most perfectly made, perfectly fitting rendition of the Anniversary Socks pattern.
Thank you again, dear friend across the way, they are so socktacular just like you!

Comments

amanda said…
Wow! Lucky, lucky girl! We keep our single skein of Wollmeise purely for show. :D
30 January 2011 at 19:31:00 GMT
Charity said…
Fabulous! What a great gift! :o)
30 January 2011 at 19:48:00 GMT
Rose Red said…
yay! So nice to see them on a foot! (I didn't want to try them on before I posted as my feet are bigger than yours and I didn't want to stretch them!)
30 January 2011 at 21:11:00 GMT
Kitty said…
Those socks are seriously works of art!
30 January 2011 at 22:58:00 GMT
marycatharine said…
That's an incredible package to find waiting on your doorstep. You're one lucky knitter.

I'm also impressed by the crochet... need to figure that out one day.
31 January 2011 at 01:07:00 GMT
Sue said…
Ooh absolutely gorgeous red socks from Rose Red. Isnt she a fabulous knitter. I am sure you would have been very happy to open that parcel!
31 January 2011 at 03:06:00 GMT
mooncalf said…
ooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!!

lucky lucky you and your lucky lucky feet! :)
31 January 2011 at 11:21:00 GMT
Bells said…
hooray! I knew she'd get there eventually. So totally worth the wait!
31 January 2011 at 20:00:00 GMT
Bells said…
hooray! I knew she'd get there eventually. So totally worth the wait!
31 January 2011 at 20:00:00 GMT
Gidgetknits said…
Oh, now *that's* a parcel! Pretty socks. And I love the glimpse of Bath.
2 February 2011 at 11:47:00 GMT
Linda said…
Oh you have had such a wonderful time! Bath is lovely, maybe you were there when we were! I think I went in The Makery? Anyway, lucky sock winner, that prize is gorgeous!
4 February 2011 at 17:31:00 GMT
raining sheep said…
Oh, like WOW, you are so lucky. Those are most delicious socks. That color is pure spring. Hope you are doing well. Man, I am so behind in my commenting. Just getting around to everyone this weekend. Where is time going. At least the dreaded January is over and February is a short month.
5 February 2011 at 21:33:00 GMT
Anonymous said…
and yay! they fit perfectly! enjoy your wollmeise hug!
7 February 2011 at 06:14:00 GMT
Lynne said…
What a wonderful way to start the perfect weekend!
7 March 2011 at 08:08:00 GMT
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