Austermann Step #14

This is one repeat of the Austermann Step colorway #14. It's a plum color, forest green and creamy beige.

Austemann Step socks

This pair of socks is made with Austermann Step yarn #10 Melba. It has Aloe Vera and Jojoba Oil in the yarn which is supposed to last for at least 40 washes. I don't know about the benefits of that but it is a wonderful yarn to work with. It has a very smooth and silky feel and drapes beautifully. It's a thinner yarn so you need a smaller needle to get a good fabric but the socks are nice for wearing in regular shoes. I really enjoyed working with this yarn so I've made it my Christmas gift of choice this year. It's a bit more expensive than some yarns (I paid $15.29CAN for a 100gr ball) but it's worth it to have a nice yarn to work with when you are making multiple pairs of socks. It comes in lots of different colorways as well.

This is our newest granddaughter, Emma. She's 7 months old now and is a very happy baby. It won't be long until she's on the run and ready to go.

Long time gone

It's been a long and busy summer. We took our granddaughter, Nyla, to Sudbury on a camping trip. Now I know why old people don't have children! I finished my Raspberry Swirl socks finally and have worn them once. They feel alright in my work shoes but are a bit heavy. I finished another pair using Austerman Step and they are really nice. I'll have to get a picture of them. I like that yarn so much that I bought 4 more balls to do socks for Christmas for the usual recipients.