Niqkita's Sock Journal

We just got a freshly made batch of Orkney Angora socks in…
as you may or may not know, these are made in small batches for us far north in the chilly Orkney Islands of Scotland where they know a thing or two about staying warm. This is an item I feel so strongly about that I choose to carry it despite it’s high price, I don’t even mark it up much above our cost, plus we pay for the shipping to us, then we ship it to you for free (unless you aren’t in the US or choose a premium shipment). Since they cost alot and take awhile to get I only choose a few colors each time, there are the standards~ black & ivory/natural, that I try to always have as well as charcoal & chocolate, I’m quite fond of the blackberry. This time I added the lovely Cerise (now available in ankle, knee & OTK lengths), seen above, it is a beautiful pink with no hint of orange/peachyness.
I also chose light bottle green for OTK’s…

and the slightly darker bottle green for knee highs…

which I also got in Ruby red…

Sadly, the pair I picked had several dropped stitches, I don’t think it’ll hurt them, especially not if I tie them off with some more yarn, but I certainly cannot sell this pair now can I?

Any of these would make very thoughtful Valentine’s gifts for your sweetie
…unless he or she has allergies!
One last note about these, they have no elastic in them, none, so if you are looking to avoid it this is wonderful news, if you want these to stay up you will have to use sock garters, I highly recommend my handmade button up version for this style, they come in plain or fancy and add a nice touch to the gift of warm toes ~:)

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