Lovely FIL always appreciates socks - this year's pair are under construction 😁 #knitting #sockknitters

Pattern is Sign of Four (a sock for Sherlock) by Anne Hanson (Knitspot) and the yarn is from WooSheeps

Three days before my parents visit our new Norfolk home for the first time - plenty of housework to do...

What I'll be rewarding myself with... #knitting #sockknitters

#KnittersOfMastodon #SockKnitters

Lion Brand Superwash Merino (labeled as a DK (3) weight when it's clearly a sport (2) weight) is not good for socks. At least not if you want socks that last.

I used to work at the Studio and got a lot of this yarn for free/reduced prices.

Everything I have ever made with this yarn (including a scarf) has a hole in it now (less than a decade).

Not in the normal wear and tear places either. One sock has a random hole in the leg where the yarn just broke. Just found a new hole in another pair in the cast on (a pair I don't even wear often). The scarf has a hole where the yarn just broke. It's not frayed or wearing thin around the hole. The rest of the scarf looks the same as the day I bound off.

😞