Niqkita's Sock Journal

The latest in the seemingly never-ending bevy of beauties sent our way by Biella.
She is tall and sophisticated…
ribbed like her little Angora sister Jaimee & nearly as soft.
She is 81% cashmere with enough nylon to help her keep her shape nicely.
She isn’t cheap and she isn’t shy. But don’t worry, if she isn’t your type, her taller sister Kimi and Kimi’s best friend Naomi are coming to town next week. Like most B.ellas these girls are from the USA, but they have a nice cousin arriving soon from Italy. A pretty little crochet cotton tight, she knows how to dress up in style…
Oh how I love fall in the world of socks!!!

I took these photos of the super cute pastel rainbow stripes at the beginning of summer(note the irises ;)) and now that it’s fall ~even if the forecast high for today is 31°C (88°F) lol~ these deliciously coloured socks will remind you of all the rainbow sorbet you scarfed down with delight all summer long :D

Newly restocked, I see, and ready to keep your feet comfy and cool just in case it’s still hot where you are too :)

 

shhhh … I mean it!!

Keep it down now …. cause once it gets out that THESE ARE SOOO fANTASTIC  everybody and their mother is going to buy multiple pairs and deplete the stock before I get more. Envision an old movie department store scene where people are grabbing anything, and mutiple tug’s of war breakout…  ”mine, mine, mine” “I had it first” “let go of my sock” “Unhand that thigh high you cad“  :O)

and so is a chill, with Fall near, tights weather is here!!!
We just restocked the EG Smith tights with the three missing colors due back soon. The quality of these tights seems better than ever this year as a new company has taken responsibility for their production and is also working with Eric (the E in EG Smith) on an exciting new line of green socks, not green like my new pair of chartreuse tights seen here, but green as in organically grown cotton dyed with natural dyes all made here in the US for what just might be the earth-friendliest socks ever! They should arrive by spring so stay tuned for that ~:) but for now, back to tights… EG Smith Bigger Better tights were not on the order list for awhile and that really upset us! sure these original “Leg Therapy” tights are supposed to fit up to 6 feet tall and 200 lbs, but not all proportions are comfortable in them and prefer the BBs. Better news? I’m asking them to make more colors in bigger better, including space dyed and heathers, and while we’re asking for stuff, how about some bigger better leggings? if you’ve tried to find genuine plus sized leggings you know there is room for improvement here. So here’s to dreaming up more ways to stay warm in the cooler months! Great for women and men alike, totally opaque with a nice roomy double-seamed rear and a few fresh images of the same old classic colors.

The newest fall styles are coming in faster than the temperature is dropping which doesn’t make testing them as fun as it could be. Surely the temperatures will come down soon though and we found this style to be perfect even in the heat. First of all, we know that Cronerts are fantastic quality well worth their higher than average price, and they come in some pretty nice styles. How could I resist a camouflage with a big bold star on the sides? that’s right, I couldn’t! add to that a top cuff that matches the toes and heels and you pretty much have a classic in the making. And as many of you know if it goes over the knees it just might go to my thighs, but how far up “real legs” will they go? Well, our very own lovely Sock Dreamer Liz is 6 feet tall with size 12 feet and these went over her knees just fine, they even stayed there…

On a very hot afternoon we went running across the street to the field by the river and took pictures, she took the ones of me in the tree and on the orange chair (she said I must sit in it for pictures because the star was nearly a perfect match) and I took the ones of the breeze blowing gently over her red starred knees. I think these are super cute and can hardly wait to show you what else has been showing up!!!

YAY! Autumn is almost here which means cooler weather and being able to wear long socks again. When I first saw the O Lovelies I thought they were so cute, and knew I had to get them! Alot of the pics showed them scrunched, and I always wear my otks up, so I had some doubts about their stay up power. Everyone said they stay up fine, so I bought them, and am thrilled about how these actually DO stay up really great. I’ve been wearing mine for almost 3 days and they’ve made it through grocery shopping, much socializing and even playing with my mom’s dog Sadie. They stayed up the whole time. After a few days of wearing the knee is starting to get a little stretched out, but most socks do that after alot of wearing and kneeling.

Here’s Sadie a little wet from jumping in the pond to chase the ducks. The O Lovelies are a wonderful otk sock for this time of year because they’re a lighter weight sock. I want to call them delicate, but they’ve proven to be quite rugged with all the wear I’ve given them. I got the small size in grey which fits my size 6.5s most excellently. No need to shrink these in the dryer.

Another reason I love these is because the cuff stays put! There’s no annoying doughnut rolling going on. They’re also a full 4inches above my knee. So I really love these and hope to get all the fabulous colours.

Sadie can’t take her eyes off the lovely O Lovelies! teehee.