Archie The Wonder Dog

Hello!  Can you believe it's Furtling time again?!  I must apologise to last month's Furtlers - I try to visit and comment on each linked post, but May got away from me. I'll try harder this time...  (I did manage a mid-month blog post, but it seems that was at the expense of Furtler visiting. Something to remember for the future!) This month I finished two pairs of socks!  The first, which I posted about here , were for a friend and this second pair were for her boyfriend who has, apparently, being hankering after a pair of hand knit socks for a while now. It's always harder knitting for a pair of feet which aren't available for fittings, but these apparently fit beautifully, which is a huge relief as I was worried I'd have to have them sent back for alterations!  They're knitted from Opal yarn using a plain sock pattern (the one which comes free with Regia sock yarn) and I knitted the next size up from the feet they're for but kept to the foot le...

I have two pairs of socks on this quarter's FAL list and I've finished the first pair!  They're for a friend who likes tailor-made knitted socks which fit just how she prefers so I consulted my copious notes from the previous 4 ply pair I made for her and knitted these, but with a little bit more room (two extra stitches) across the top of the foot. Aren't they a glorious colour?  Like having a sunrise at the end of your legs! This is item 15 on my Q2 list and my first finish of this quarter, which I'll be linking up when the time comes. Mini Archie has a new friend, Billy Fishermouse: Ahoy there!! A 'Mystery Luffly Person' arranged with Sue @wool.i.am  to send Billy to live with us - you can see the pictures of his arrival on my Instagram feed  here and here  (you don't need an instagram account to view them).  His arrival caused a flurry of measuring to see where he fitted in the family: From left: Alf, Mini Archie, Billy...