(get your mind out of the gutter, and no, I'm not taking my shoes off)
I'm going to go help out at the bookstore this evening wearing black & green cotton stripes that actually do stay up without the help of sock garters & just generally make me happy 'cuz they're green.
Today I have a question for all of you, especially those of you who actually buy & wear our socks....
I'm getting ready to commit to my first custom order with the people who make our sweater socks, I will have to get 20 dozen (yes, 20, all the same), this is why I haven't ordered yet, but the time is now...
my question is, how long? I can't really get them wider, 21-22 inches is the current max, I feel your pain on this & will eventualy solve the problem, in the meantime let's work with what we can....
would you prefer 40 inches (heel to cuff) or 50?
should we compromise & go with 45?
preferences on knit stitchs are welcome too, though for this first huge batch I think we'll go with something simple, much like the current sweater sock style. Either email me or leave a comment here. I've already asked a few of you & am very grateful for all the input I've received so far....
Happy toes & happy weekend!

by screwing around with the sharpness, contrast & flash settings on my digicam I was able to get these socks to look alot more like they really look without having to adjust them in paintshop. Or maybe it was the light grey background. Cute as these socks are they don't stay above my knees without help for anything, thankfully, elastic sock garters have saved me from cold bare knees yet again!
Another sample arrived today, just one though, not a pair, so I can't really sample them,
but here they, er, it is...

Based on a request I sent to Ozone Designs, they have come up with this Angora blend thigh high. 30 soft inches from the heel to the cuff. It's not a very wide or stretchy cuff though, so while it may actually stay up on it's own (actually this hasn't been proven yet) they may not fit people with more ample thighs than I (which is quite possibly most of you because I'm a tad scrawny by nature, trust me, I don't diet or excercise). I'm awaiting a response to find out how many I'd need to order to get them, hopefully not too terribly many, but if we do get them I think they will be an exclusive til next year because they're getting them just for us!!! I should know more next week.

Same lovely socks I sampled on July 10...
dyed lavender & allowed to fall below my knees
(where they look super cute & hang looser than the long socks & thick & baggy long socks.)
I was able to order them today, all the same colors as the sweater socks,
I also ordered more of the light blue & pink sweater socks.
...and, from a different supplier, I was able to custom order yesterday's plaid knee highs in a thigh high!!!
she said they'd take 2-4 weeks...

These are the cute new plaid knee highs.
They are thick nylon, like a trouser sock, with the design on the outside...
I don't know if any real school girl uniform has ever included these
but they sure do make for a nice effect with a skirt!
they'd be great with chunky boots too, any boots really.
I think I'm going to resist the urge to put these on the current knee high page and just add them to the new pages where they will be found under "nylon" "knee high" and possibly "other". So, for now, if you want a pair click here. They're $7, but that includes shipping if you're in the US, if not it goes by weight which isn't much in this case. I've only seen these on one other site so far and they had a $20 minimum order, then added $7.95 for first class! Oh, did they stay up? yes, they're still up and not too tight either.

6 Fabulous new stripes, eight with the two toesocks....
I put these on first thing this morning, they come all the way up my thighs and stayed up all day.
The thin stripes I showed here july 10 are here and tomorrow I'll show off the plaid knee highs.
The stripes page is out of hand, good thing I have the new site to play with, and yes, I'll share it soon too!
Now, for the letter...

btw, the purple socks she mentions are the thin cotton stripes

17 socks went into three colors Sunday afternoon
lavender, fire red & marigold
each batch had some plain cotton leg warmers & a pair of sweater socks
my pretty cotton sample otk's from July 4 went in with the lavender
and a pair of 36 inch longsocks went into the marigold.
The marigold came out the splotchiest, more like dappled sunlight
The red came out gorgeous, semi splotchey, the elastic did not take the dye at all,
(I think these will look incredible if I dip them in another color, possibly pink.)
The Lavender is the runaway winner (in my lavender loving opinion)...
the elastic in all the socks took on a blue that blends beautifully,
the leg warmers came out especially well, they really have a lavender look & feel to them that I am most pleased with
the sweater socks came out nice too, the july 4th pair came out a little blueish though.
I did 4 pairs of the lavender leg warmers this time, I'm eager to do more now
maybe some blue to, they will be our first official Indigo Shadows products...
(Shhh, that last part's a secret)