Tuesday, January 12, 2016

I finished her socks literally 3 hours after she left ... the continent.

I had a wonderful treat this week. My friend Mrs. B was in town with her family for a visit and I got a chance to see her. This is funny since I had been working on finishing her socks for a New Years present seeing how I completely missed Christmas.

I got the yarn while I was visiting her in London last year during spring break. Trailing Clouds: Mind the Gap.

She is moving back to the States again later this year and I think they will make a great gift with a shared memory of her showing me around the Underground.

I knew I was going to see her one last time for brunch on Saturday. Alas, I could not finish them in time. She shipped out shortly after and ... I finished the socks then.


Looks like she'll be getting them via post.

21 comments:

  1. I LOVE those socks!!!! Awesomest stripes EVER!

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  2. What fabulous socks - love the stripes!

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  3. So adorable! Just think what a nice surprise she will have when she goes to her post box and something NICE is in there instead of bills!

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  4. well then, she is going to have an awesome mail day!! lovely socks, she is one lucky lady!!

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  5. Oh wow that is fabulous yarn!

    Think how excited she will be to get a package - that might even be better than getting them in person ...

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  6. Ellen THey are awesome socks. She will have such fun mail to come

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  7. Coveting! These are such happy colors.

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  8. They're absolutely brilliant, What a wonderful, thoughtful gift. And how nice that your friend will be returning to live in the States. They will be a lovely reminder of London for her. CJ xx

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  9. Beautiful socks and they will come to her and give her a smile just when she needed one! Great knit!

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  10. Fun socks! She will love them whenever she gets them.

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  11. Love! The colors and stripes are fabulously fun. They are sure to brighten her day!

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  12. That is so frustrating! But they are worth the wait!

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  13. Well, at least you finished. Cause you coulda just left them until she moved back to the states!!!

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  14. She will love them no matter when you give them to her, such a wonderful gift.
    Meredith

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  15. LOL you sound just like me. Can't ever hit the deadline, always seem to just miss it. Love those socks, have seen that Mind The Gap thingy before, fab colours

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  16. Wow, what a lovely gift, I enjoyed listening to the story that surrounds them too. I'm sure your friend will love them! I know I would.

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  17. Wow, what a lovely gift, I enjoyed listening to the story that surrounds them too. I'm sure your friend will love them! I know I would.

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  18. is this the yarn that stripes the same colours as the London underground? I knit the same yarn if it is...some of my favorite socks!!!!!!!!!! Your friend will LOVE them!!!

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  19. Isn't that always the way!!! Awesome socks (to the tune of Awesome sauce!).

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