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Trick or Treat!

niqkita — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:39:59 +0000

…just yesterday Mr Natosi & I argued over whether or not it is cool to send candy to strangers. I’m not saying I don’t think it’s a great idea and I know some do it and it is received with extreme glee, it just isn’t a liability I want to take on, so instead I am offering you, our beloved Sock lovers, friends, family & fans a chance to get these
~ ::((( tasty handmade hand warmers )))::~
of which we have only a small and limited supply of…

Because each and every one of them is unique we will do the
“you buy them we’ll pick them” game (a favorite of mine!)
you get to choose between arcrylic…

or cotton (not very many cotton I’m afraid)…

you can tell us your preferred colors, give us about three options so we can pick from what we have. Some have bits, bobbles or fringe… regardless of what we send you we think you’ll love them. These Chimera Warmers were made right here in Portland by a friend of the one & only Tie Dye Eric, the woman’s daughter is a customer & fan and though she brought these to us before summer we’ve been drooling near them for months awaiting the perfect time to offer them up to our many friends with chilly hands!

Cut up your socks!

niqkita — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:02:47 +0000

We here at Sock Dreams have been cutting up socks for years. It’s a great way to add new life to damaged socks and tights and it’s surprising how few things unravel upon being cut, not that we guarantee that most socks won’t unravel but we sure can attest to many that won’t. So when Ozone came out with their Cut-Up JambiÃ¨re I had to bring them in, if for no other reason to encourage everyone with a creative spark to try this. They even give you guidelines…

Our own talented Flaura has done really cool things with our Lemonade stockings for our little shop here in Portland (I was just sure I had pictures of her creations, but I can’t find them, sorry ’bout that!). She’s done neat stuff with other socks she’s modified too so I let her pick her color and give these a try…

Hand warmers, knee warmers, toe-less anklets and a bracelet, quite cute! she’s wearing them over grey tights and highly recommends cutting along the straight lines, much fraying occurred where cut through the pattern, but no unraveling.

Rainbows & Sunshine

niqkita — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:45:35 +0000

I don’t usually take sock shots in the sunlight, but when I woke up two Sundays ago to a bright sunny morning I decided to give these pretty new knee highs a shot in the sun. We’ve been getting some really pretty stripes lately and I can never pick favorites so I wore one of each of these with one of each of the new Dreamy Knees…

it made me happy all day

That afternoon, after staying up late the night before finishing a batch of Strange Monster arm cozies for us Rene & her partner Cameron dropped off what would become our last batch of these beloved cozies.

a few days later we learned she passed away the very next day.
A sadness fell over us that was hard to shake. I’d barely gotten to know her in the past few months since we’d met as we mostly exchanged emails and talked briefly during her drop offs. We were about the same age and I loved that she wore pigtails too.

If you own a pair of her cozies treasure them forever because she really did make each and every one of them herself. If you don’t own a pair you best grab some while we still have some. Today it’s grey and we’re finally going to get some rain…
so here’s to the rainbows and sunshine to come.

Recycled from what?

niqkita — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:12:16 +0000

EG Smith is one of our original suppliers and still among my personal favorites…
so when I was told Eric was creating a “green line” I was ecstatic. I thought it would just be a handful of environmentally friendly styles like our beloved Two Brothers Organics. Instead it is 40+ items! So I’ve been ordering them in small batches to get us started, beginning with the ones I found most appealing…

These Slinky Knees were most certainly the first one I wanted to try…

But first, just what was recycled and where did it come from?
I asked our rep Frank and he spoke with the resident yarn expert for the company in charge of EG Smith and it turns out that our recycled yarns are actually regenerated yarns. The mill takes the scraps from cotton jersey manufacturers such as HANES, and breaks them down, reweaves them and produces new product, it is recycling waste, but it comes from products never worn and cleans up the end result of â€œscrapsâ€ which in the old days would have made the rag bag or the dump. Also on the information highway, the uncertified cotton they are using as blends in the ECO socks comes from Poland and China and is reported to be Organic (they are working on Certification), which gives us an even better Green Product. They are also starting to blend in ECOFIL yarns (plastic water bottles recycled into polyester fill yarns). So they are recycled, regenerated, and still PURE enough to satisfy even the most ardent organic mavens.
So there you have it, the official explanation of the origins of our lovely new socks. More of these will be added this week, and over the coming weeks and months…
They are all pretty awesome!

Lost Sock Memorial Day

niqkita — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:22:13 +0000

You loved them and then you lost them…
those missing socks that never came out of the dryer to meet up with their partner.
I myself have an area on the counter where we fold clothes covered with lonely single socks awaiting their long lost companions. I leave them there hoping it will be in the next pile we bring down to wash, and every so often they get moved to a box where I have accrued a sad amount of singles. Where do they all go? plenty of theories abound but I’ve yet to learn a proper explanation. I once heard that it was the basket in upright washers, during the spin cycle random socks would somehow jump ship hoping to find a new world full of hope and adventure, so I got a front loader, but my socks still vanish. Where have they gone? Our very own Amanda, sock dreamer extraordinaire and official Dream Stockings coordinator envisioned it well in the image above. A slew of sock goblins wreaking havoc on our innocent socks, chewing on their heels, tugging at their toes and cuffs, wearing them for hats, running off with them to who-knows-where. Never to be seen again…
Now there is an official day to mourn these lost socks and today, May 9th, is it. But rather than being sad over what is no more, we suggest you by some new socks, lots of them, so many you will never miss a lost sock again.

Thanks to everyone who took advantage of our Lost Sock deal!
The sale is officially over now, the code has been expired…
You’ll all have your new socks very soon!!!

Crazy for Space Dyed

niqkita — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:21:57 +0000

Crazy are the space dyed…
by nature, all space dyed socks are unique individuals, like me, and hopefully you.
this means from one pair to the next they do not look the same
within a pair they do not look the same
…sometimes, but not always, not usually anyway.
And sometimes this drives people crazy because they want their socks to match…
eachother, or the pair they saw when they said, “yeah, I want those!”
But that’s just the way they are, nothing I can do about it
…except, maybe, not offer them at all
and we don’t want that do we? no, we don’t, because we like them.
No, we love them! and have always said these would be great for our shoppe
then you can see exactly what you are getting when you buy them
which leads to craziness because then you’ll want to see each and every pair
and this just is not possible on the website, wouldn’t it be cool if it were?
but I assure you, chaos would ensue and we just aren’t going to try and tackle that!
But all the while I keep ordering in more & more because Nouvella just has so many…
and I can’t resist them!
…terry shorties: Short, just past your heels, not quite past your ankles
…terry crews: past your ankles, maybe to your knees,
(((these just might be one of my all time fav’s)))

…and space dyed knee highs: up to your knees with ease and they’ll stay up there too!

they all come in a dizzying array of choices
and I add a few nearly every time I order
next time you’ll see the likes of sparkle, coney and space star…
what do they look like? I can’t remember, but they’re sure to be fun!

Here’s an example of potential variations…

(image links to a much larger version for detail)

Sock Dreams Logo by Echo X

niqkita — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:11:03 +0000

Here it is! Our official logo, by the amazing Echo Chernik.
The socks are based on our Dreamy Knees, the arm warmers are these
…and the blue lotus in her hand represents Lola.
(you didn’t know Lola is short for Lotus did you?)

Socks to the sea

niqkita — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:16:04 +0000

We packed up and headed to the coast when the holiday rush slowed down.
While there I gave my new pair of striped over the knee Toe Toe socks a try.
Tonight I’m wearing them again and loving them! When I first pull them up they are fairly thigh high, but they stay really well just above my knees.
Those aren’t what I wore for the stormy drive out though…

I wore my beloved charcoal M Squared knee highs, still a personal favorite even if they cause a little controversy. I didn’t take them off til around the middle of the second day there when I wanted to try on my toesocks and get pictures by the coast in them. Mr Natosi chose my newly acquired blackcurrant Diamond Ribbed knee highs. I love the color!!! I was coveting them for weeks before I decided I must have a pair, and wouldn’t you know it? he likes them too!

Other socks were enjoyed at the beach
and more new stuff will be showing up over the coming days including this beauty…

B.ella’s Kalana wool tights, made in Italy, totally warm & comfy!

More Sock Love

niqkita — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:52:16 +0000

The choreographer/director of the dance video in the last post sent me this still image this weekend. I love that they are all wearing our striped Dream Stockings!
I don’t get a chance to post every worthy picture people send us.
…but some are just so charming I can’t resist.

Now, to start our week…
two nice letters I found in feedback this morning:

Message:
I just received a variety of your socks/thigh highs from my hubby. I love the socks & your site and have added you to my bookmarks. I sense an addiction brewing ;)

Sincerely,
Rachel

Message:
Just found your site… where have I been. Thank goodness there are others who share my passion for socks. My faves are stripy ones – there used to be a store here in my town called Socks Appeal, but they have long since closed down, so I was left to scour the shelves during Halloween mostly to try to find some comforting socks… I had almost given up hope. Thank you again – soon to be a very loyal customer! :)

Malena

and an odd one…

where can I get info on mens floppy socks

thank you

Brian

Can anyone tell me what “men’s floppy socks” are exactly?

11/28/07 update, loose socks was what he sought.

Dreaming of Stripes

niqkita — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:27:14 +0000

Liz & Amanda recently dreamed up a whole new batch of stripy combinations…

Last week they all arrived here at the warehouse
…so we set about trying them out and taking pictures

Liz did the photography and write up (”copy”) for this style
and I was beckoned to join them for a group shot to use for the thumbnail
…it was a welcome break from my daily doings! We both had cameras so I shot a few from my perspective. They are pretty colors, unusual combinations I wouldn’t have thought up myself, and the usual old-fashioned fit, like the other striped Dream Stockings have. Someone recently referred to this as being “from the days before lycra”. Actually, they do have a touch of lycra in them, just not that snug, hold onto your every curve, kind of lycra content most socks have, and many of us like it that way. They go over our knees and stay in our dreams, they may not stay up perfectly or fit everyone and we love them just the same! if you love our various colored knees combos or our M Stripes these are a cornucopia of yummy new choices!