Niqkita's Sock Journal

This was going to be a sneak peak post because I didn’t think we’d get our full order so soon and we only had a small starter order on hand with lots more due next week. But half of the filler order showed up early so there ya go! fully stocked sooner than expected, how often does that happen? not often enough…
Leg Avenue Leg Warmers with Brass buttons
Brass buttons!!! yes, they are functional. and brass.
There’s ribbing and an actual cable knitted in, though we thought that a tad strange because it is on the inside. The supplier’s image showed them to be a knee high so I was a little disappointed that they are 25 inches long and need to be scrunched to be below the knees. Once the initial surprise was over I actually really like them longer.
Another weird thing about them: they are all identical. What I mean is, they all seem to be for the left leg. How do I say this? the flap with snaps on it, always faces the same way, at least on every pair I’ve seen. It’s only a little weird, but I can totally see this bugging some people. You could always wear them so the snaps face in on your right leg, revealing the cable on the outside. We’re pretty sure this wasn’t their intention though because in the supplier image (on the label and in their catalog) the snaps appear to be set up correctly and face outside on both legs.
…You could also wear these with the snaps going down from the top. In fact, earlier today I saw a very similar leg warmer on another site with the snaps going top down. They claim theirs is an exclusive, for $20 no less (ours are $15 with free shipping for US orders, which, said “other site” does not offer).
Another way to wear them is on your arms, this will be best if you have larger arms. Mr Natosi did it the other day and was quite pleased with them. I’d've taken a picture, but didn’t realize he was wearing them til he took them off later at home.
Ohwell, I’m sure it looked quite nice and am sure to see him do it again soon.
I wore them over jeans and they stayed up perfectly all day. Dara is wearing them over tights in the image above and they stayed up for at least an hour before I took them back (MINE! all MINE! ~;) …I’m not so sure they would stay up as well over bare legs, but really, at this time of year why would your legs be bare?

In previous years Ozone has had an angora jambiere that was quite popular.
This year they’ve made a mohair version and wow is it warm!
thick, soft and really toasty, especially if you wear them over a pair of cotton or bamboo tights (try MP cotton lined wool tights or leggings for the ultimate warm combo). I wasn’t sure I needed a pair of these mohair socks til I tried them, then I thought about it… long ribbed mohair socks that are actually made in France and only cost $45. I know, times are tough and we’re all watching our spending, uncertain what the future holds. For $45 I can stay warmer without turning the heater up, I can enjoy wearing skirts on chilly days, and they are really stylish not merely functional, suddenly they are sounding like a very good value. But I hate itchy wool things and don’t always want to layer to lessen the itch. …that’s okay because I wore these over bare skin on a very windy day with a cute skirt and a light velvet overcoat and I was totally comfy. Only had to pull the socks up sporadically, not every step or every five minutes, just once in a while. Plus, uncuffed they went just about to the tops of my legs! of course, your results may vary, but my body double Dara (I say that only because several of us often have a hard time telling which of us is in a picture of legs if there are no hints given) has longer more muscular legs than I do and they were nearly thigh high on her too, but she cuffed them down for the photos to help keep expectations realistic…

Another high end treat:
Orkney Angora leg warmers…

For years I ordered their anklets, knee highs & thigh high angora socks as well, but as they and they’re staff get older they have decided not to make those by hand anymore. Happily, they are still making us the wrist and leg warmers, though for how much longer I am uncertain. If there is still a strong enough market for $60 fuzzy warmth this winter I may bring in more colors, for now I stuck with the classics: black, brown, charcoal and olive…
Stay warm with us, and we’ll keep the comfy socks & warmers coming!

Today novelty socks officially got an attribute for the quick search drop down menu, thanks to the addition of the 3D Pretty Kitty Novelty Socks.
It’s not that I’ve ever been anti-novelty sock,
it’s just that we didn’t have that many
and department stores are full of them, especially around the holidays.
Olivia has it written into the new design so there will be an official catagory for the quick-search-impaired and it is sure to become a large section because people sure do seem to love the silly little novelty socks nearly as much as they love the long, lovely socks our dreams are made of. I’m adding socks we currently have to this category slowly but surely, starting with the obvious choices. I’m not always sure where to draw the line between novelty and unusual so I’ll be employing the help of my assistants and their minions, and of course, you…