Alberta bound for me

I am Alberta bound today to visit my son and other western family.  MrB may be spending time in his Krankin' Kave, but I can assure you he will have some quiet time to whatever his little heart desires.  Brigadier 88 will keep him company.  It will be interesting to come back home as see what his sock accomplishments may be.  He did knit me a nice e-wrap ( roll down top) shorty socks for travelling.  Thanks to Alison I am anxious to see how the panda yarn feels wearing them on my feet.  They feel soft!  I did not get around to taking a picture of them but maybe when I get back.  I have socks in tow for family.  I hope they all like the ones I have picked out for them.  I want to see them on all their feet and get their feedback!
Socks, Socks. Socks, they make fantastic gifts!  Our Socks are Hugs for you feet!  My western family will be getting their feet hugged! hahaha  Catch y'all later in a week or so. Oh I am going to try and hit a yarn shop or two also and bring back some yarn so MrB can knit me and him some nice new socks!

msb from Socks Made On 88

Results of recent poll

The results of the most recent poll are in and complete.  It looks like when I am now referring to MrB's knitting or cranking area that I should refer to it as :

MrB's Krankin' Kave

That was the favouritism vote that was polled, and I must admit I do like it as well :-)
Thanks to all you cast their vote!

msb from Socks Made On 88

  

Keep those votes a comin'

Keep those votes coming in for the best name for MrB's knitting area, this is a fun poll to take part in!

Thank you
msb from Socks Made On 88

Market come and gone

The market yesterday has come and gone!  That is all I have to say about that... It was our last one for the Spring and I think that we need a break!  They say you don't need a break until you take one, or you don't need a vacation until you take one!  I will be on vacation soon and I am looking forward to the break, vacation and change of pace from sock stuff for a bit.  I didn't come away from this market saying that I learnt anything new this time or  saw many things that we could improve upon either.  I think we just need to adventure into different areas of the city and test our product market also in the different seasons.  We do have some plans for further exposure into the fall and winter though.  And we have to remember also that we are not selling to the regular market crowd, and that we are selling a luxury market item, which is just not hand change out of someones pocket!  I get discouraged after a market but I am remaining positive also that a new venture takes time, energy and effort and does not come easy!  And also this is not to be a full- time job, and that it is a retirement hobby/ adventure to have fun with and no matter what we will accomplish that for sure, as we have already captured so many memorable moments already and many more to come!
PS.
(Oh yes it does certainly burst our spirits too when we get positive comments about the name we chose to operate under and how they really like it,  and peoples faces do light up as they touch the socks, and we hear a many, "they are so beautiful")

msb from Socks Made On 88

More Soap Sacks and Gift Pouches

Soap Sacks made of acrylic yarn, soft for showering and bathing!

Gift Pouches as made from wool. The Yellow one is made from superwash yarn of 75% wool and 25% nylon. The white pouch is 100% wool made from a local farm.

New Poll up today

Please cast your vote on the new poll right hand side of the blog.
Thanks muchly!

msb from Socks Made On 88

Last Spring Market Tomorrow May 26, 2012

Well things have slowed down a bit here around Socks Made On 88, and today we are preparing for our last Spring Market before taking a summer break!  We will be at Hillside Market tomorrow 9am-1pm.  And we hope to be returning again come Fall for September 15th, 2012.

The website is busily being updated as I type.  
Just a reminder for those of you who missed the debut of our launching.
The url is listed on the right hand side of this blog also but here it is again if you wish to check it out:


http:www.wix.com/sockson88/socks-made-on-88


We have added some more soap sacks as they seem to go well as a market item and as well a couple gift pouches as they are made of wool and not acrylic as the usual ones. Socks are also added to the website all the time as they have been created.


We have not added a great deal of production items to the website lately, as MrB as been concentrating  and practising some new techniques and patterns.  Be prepared to see some new art-of-sock creations in the Fall!  Our yard and gardens call out to us this time of year so neither of us spend so much time in MrB's Knitting Knook or his studio as he would prefer to call it!  So how about calling our basement area, MrB's Sock Studio instead?  Well I'll be :-) that very statement has prompted me to entry another poll on this blog.  I must go do that right now!  Wish us luck at the market tomorrow, and I will be back here blog posting again soon.  But for now, toodle-loo!

msb from Socks Made On 88