I hadn't intended gifting anything handmade this Christmas but one of Eleanor's friends asked her if I'd knit her a pair of socks so I decided to make her a pair for Christmas.
I used yarn that I'd got in my stash, West Yorkshire Spinners in the Blue Lagoon Colourway with Blueberry Bonbon for the cuffs, heels and toes.
I used the Petunia Dursley's Double Eyelet Socks pattern by Erica Lueder, a pattern I've used a few times before. I like the little holes in this design, they remind me of the socks I used to wear for school. The heel is the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist. Putting in a contrasting colour on the heel doesn't interrupt the stripes when using a self-striping yarn.
That's the extent of my gift knitting this year. How about you? Have you made gifts for anyone this year?
