Niqkita's Sock Journal

Cool & comfy in my linen bootsocks

These are currently my fav bootsocks…
for some reason these are a tad larger with a lighter knit than the other bootsocks making them really nice for summer. I put in an order with EG Smith yesterday, my favorite order taker is moving up in the company which is good for her but I’ll miss our monthly sock talks. Hopefully I’ll learn to like her replacement in training as much (even though she’s started off on a bad foot by not having sent out the new fall catalog to us yet~;) We will soon have a light pink bootsock that I think will be the same shade as the no foot boot pinky pink, it’s quite light & really pretty. The best news is that the longstockings are finally coming back this fall!!! She didn’t know the actual date or how many choices besides white we’ll have, but she did let me order 4 dozen to get us started as soon as possible, so keep your toes crossed, they really are coming this time…

Retrospect…

this time last year alot was happening, but all was not as it seemed….
I thought we were going to be able to get some really cute cotton over the knees (the purple ones in the picture)
but it was not to be, the company was closing & hadn’t told me yet so we never got the order I placed. It’s just as well, they didn’t stand up to the washing machine the way they should. We were also supposed to get the sweater socks made longer by that company…
that didn’t happen either ~:(
I wasn’t too sure about the single angora otk sample strewn about my knees, I wasn’t able to try them before committing to them & we were only able to get two colors (grey was not one of the two)
but they ended up being a huge success!
(we still have a few in beige & red left).
We only had the plain sock garters and they were being made by a different Angora supplier. Now, with their permission, I make several different sock garters
(Amazonian Goddess makes us a unique spiked garter besides).
We were just about to get our first shipment of plaid thigh highs. We’ve now been out for a few months & may not be able to get more for months to come (they were custom made & no real reason has been given for the lack of new ones). and, finally, we’d just received our first batch of the cotton otk’s in green & black which turned into one of the most popular choices of that style, we just ran out last week, but now have them in the longer M Stripes (it’s a bit brighter of a green). My plan is to start getting the M stripes in an over the knee version when we run out of the current cotton otk’s.
Since this time last year I’ve learned to keep pretty quiet about future plans because they rarely seem to go as expected…

I had today’s socks & picture all planned out early this morning.
But…

this isn’t it.
…it was too hot for socks & walks
and judging by today’s sales it wasn’t just us.
It’s sad when sock sales are slow,
but it’s understandable in this record breaking heat.
We need to do more advertising in places like Alaska & Australia next summer…
they love us & we love them.
We also love Margaret Cho,
even if I did leave out a pair of her socks last week…
I’m human, I make mistakes
(though I still want to blame it on shipping~;)
so what was I going to wear today?
I finally got around to cutting the toes off of my rainbow toesocks
maybe I’ll show you on Monday…

I have not one, but two dream jobs…

Sometimes when I’m not selling socks
I can be found selling books, cookbooks…
I love cookbooks! so many pretty pictures & yummy recipes.
It’s a nice change of pace & I only do it in occassional 4 hour shifts
it can be fun because I get to help customers face to face…
it also helps remind me why I sell socks online ~:)
btw…
my toes were comfy cool in my sandals & toesocks.
I put in an order for more of these today…
they have new ankle highs that we’ll get in about two weeks.

One last shot before we move on…

I really liked this picture & wanted to post it the first day.
Since I didn’t wear any socks today I’ll share it…
if I had worn socks today I’d've worn these
(I even washed them this morning).
But I ended up wearing sandals with bare feet so my poor little pink bobby socklings spent their day locked in a hot car waiting for my toes to get cold…

Cool socks for hot days…

while supplies last these little cuties are only $5 a pair
…and if you’re in the US we’ll send them to you at no charge!
and why would you want them?
because they are 70% cotton so they absorb alot of sweat, with enough nylon to keep their shape so they fit really nicely, they are thin and won’t overheat your feet in your shoes (if you must wear shoes on hot days). They are a really nice little sock and if you’ve already tried them & like them you really ought to stock up, we may never offer them at this price again. In fact, we only have six pairs of the space dyed bananas you see above so if you want them you should go to their page & buy some now!!!