MrB's 88th pair is complete!

The 88th pair of socks made on Brigadier 88 are now complete!  Unfortunately I can not post a picture of them as I mentioned before they are a gift for someone and they will not receive until the latter part of the summer.  If I remember I will post a photo down the road, but if you are a member of ravelry they have been presented there as an accomplishment for MrB, and the picture is posted there to boot! Well that was our excitement for yesterday!  

Congratulations MrB!  You and Brigadier 88 are doing a wonderful job :-)  I am not bias... I just love your SOCKS!

msb from Socks Made On 88 

88th pair ~ celebration time!

I have come here today to tell all that MrB has reached a goal to celebrate!  Since our name is Socks Made On 88, after Brigadier 88's serial #, I am happy to say that MrB is now working on his completion of 88 pairs of socks.  It just sort of happened by accident that this 88th pair of socks has been planned for a gift for a special occasion for a family member so that is even better yet as we will always remember who has the 88th pair of socks! This was not planned and purely happened by accident as MrB had been cranking away while I was trekking off to Alberta.  I am finally getting back to my sock duties and catching up on a few tasks and just noticed this monumental pair as writing it in the book that I keep track in of all the socks been made.  I must attach a little note to that special pair of socks and tell the new owner that they have a little story that goes along with their creation.  The pair is not quite completed but will be in the next couple of days.  They are still sitting on the machine, and then I, msb will have to graft the toes by doing my handy dandy kitchener magic!  I will be back to give the date of all cranked, kitcherner, washed, dried, and ready for tagging and wrapping!  :-)

msb from Socks Made On 88

travels, changes and more travel to come

I was in Alberta for a week visiting my son and then visiting my neice and family.  Always nice to get away and always nice to come back home too!  But a good time and visit had my ME for sure!

I have not got around to doing any of my sock duties yet since being home, but MrB just informed me that we got a notification of a url change for our website.  I just checked it out and yes sirree it has changed.  The new url has already been changed on the right hand side of this blog page.  I am going to share the change with all of you just in case you need to have it.  I will also make the necessary changes on our facebook page also, later this evening.

sockson88.wix.com/socks-made-on-88

I am not real happy about the change as we will have to change it on our business cards and sock tags too, oh that means lots of work before we go off to sock-school (crank-in) next week.  MrB and I will have to discuss this further as maybe we can just use stickers (?)  I hate to waste all the cardstock we used or do we attempt to waste now a whole lot of stickers (?) now!

The countdown is on and one week from today we will be all raring to go to our very first crank-in!  How exciting is that?  Well it is very exciting for both of us indeed!  :-) :-)   I will check in next week as the excitement will truly even be more hyped by then. 


msb from Socks Made On 88

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