More Mens Socks, I call Nautical!

Good Morning Folks!  Changing up on my colour today, a couple of reasons, it's raining, the colour of the ocean and the theme of what I call these two pairs of men's socks, being Nautical looking!  One is a men's size 9 and one is a men's size 10, good for what I say, a man who wants to live on the wild side by wearing more funkier socks.  Well, I think these pairs would be excellent for those of whom go out on a sailboat, and can dress with some flare to show them off on a sail on our fine Nova Scotian coastal waters.  Good way to have bling for your feet and hugs for your feet  and at the same time keep them warm, comfortable and looking top-notch fashionable.

msb from Socks Made On 88 

Happy Long Weekend to All!

Happy Long weekend to all of you!  We are very fortunate that it is a sunny day here and we have enjoyed a lot of it today on the deck, entertaining my grand-doggies, playing backgammon and you got it right, no cranking, no knitting, no kitchenering or any sock stuff this weekend!  We have the dogs so all is packed away, out of reach and out of contact so as to get no dog hair on or around period!  And it does not hurt to take a well deserved break for MrB and myself also.  Doggies will be gone Monday and then back to the grind a bit before our last spring outing to a market on Sat. May 26th.

Then it is summer play-time, get aways for each of us, camping, and a minimal focus on the art of Sock Making and Socks Made On 88 in general.  July we are an attraction and we will gear up for that later on though. Oh yes and don't forget sock school towards the end of June that will be a very exciting time for both MrB and myself!!  It will be just awesome to meet some of MY, CSM~ANCHORS Group since I am the founder and creator.  I feel very proud of myself and that accomplishment and getting a volunteer host for the crank-in!  I appreciate all the support too of single member of the group and can't wait to meet all who attend!  That's my baby! 


msb from Socks Made On 88

Evaluations of Markets and other updates

It doesn't matter if we sell lots at the markets or not, I always come away from them with new ideas and things we can do better or change just a bit to make improvements of our display or how our cards, tags and signs look.   So once again we participated in another market a different location and what a learning experience it does become.

Also on the weekend we checked out another location to participate in a market and it may end up being promising in the fall and into the Christmas season.  We are up for the challenge to see which ones turn out the best for us!

The weekend ended up being busy concentrating on lots of Socks Made On 88 stuff.  We came up with a new idea of how to display our socks.  We bought a fangle-dangle  new drying rack and hung our socks on it and it looked great and I wondered why did we not think of this sooner.  I forgot to take a picture before I dismantled it so I will try and get one at our next market, actually our last market until September.

A couple opportunities arose for us to get more exposure at the weekend market we attended.  One being that we will have some pictures in our local Snap newspaper and the other is that we were asked to be an "Attraction" at another local event which is a community/tourism event outside the city.  We are excited about this and very much look forward to this opportunity in mid to late July.  We can even sell our wares there also so that is a little added bonus for us and Socks Made On 88.

I was doing some more reading and research of other local events and markets today also and I think I came across another lead for yet another market.  The more the merrier to see which ones are the best fit for us beside the Hillside Market which is ending up to be like our home market.

The more options we have the easier it will be for us to see which ones are more comfortable for us or best suit our sock products.  

Oh and I almost forget that we were also asked to return to the Yacht Club for the Christmas by the Sea Market also.  It is two days but we will share it with a friend and be able to attend our Hillside Market on one day and this one the next day on the same weekend. 

Our calendar and schedule is filling up little by little every month and that too is encouraging and exciting to get our socks out there!

Today I also had lots of other little sock jobs to do, and I was able to complete them all.  I am updating this blog this evening after supper and I then intend to put sock stuff away until tomorrow. 


I will have some pictures to post in the morning.  Some more soap sacks and another pair of men's sock to add to our collection.

Have a great evening folks, I intend to indulge in some TV time later!

msb from Socks Made On 88

Cracked Wheat, I call these two pairs

I call these two pairs CRACKED WHEAT, must be from my Saskatchewan Farmer's Daughter upbringing on the prairies.  The colourway of this yarn is like cracked wheat. Notice too the wheat elevator picture, can't have wheat without the traditional old elevator.  The wheat I have had for years in a vase that sits in my kitchen.  A reminder of the west, since I have lived in the east now for 22 years. These two pairs of Men's socks are close fitting to the foot almost like a dress-sock.  They will make their debut at tomorrow's market :-)

msb from Socks Made On 88

Christmas In May?

I got this all done this morning, and I think I will take it along with us to the market on Saturday and see if any luck I can sell it!  I like doing them so I miles well give it a whirl since I already have 10 made up for our little blended family so far.  I have started another one today and just maybe I will have it done by next week's market, different location.  If they do not go now in May they will be back in cirulation for the fall markets.  Not sure if anyone will be thinking about Christmas in May or not?

                                                       

msb from Socks Made On 88

The Knitting-Knook!

Good Morning this Monday morning which is wet and wainin'
It's a perfect day for MrB to go downstairs to his knitting- knook and crank out some socks today!  I do believe that is his intention and we will see what he creates that I can share later today or tomorrow.

You will notice that I mentioned the Knitting-Knook, that name just came to me this morning when I went to the area to get my inventory books to catch up on some enteries.  It is a little area in our basement perfect for MrB where all his cranking needs are in one small spot.  You have Brigadier 88, tools, yarn, shelves, drawers, swift, ball winder, scissors, needles, oil, a comfy chair and most importantly MrB!  Our centralized area will now be known as, "The Knitting-Knook"   I have proclaimed the new name to the world just now!  Even better yet, it is MrB's Knitting-Knook!

msb from Socks Made On 88

Socks, subtle different pattern

These socks are very unique as they do have a self striping pattern but they also have little blocks of colour within the stripes.  They are subtle pale green, grey, beige, and have accents of pale blue , yellow and white also.  They are on the fence of earthy and subtle modern in all colours that go with jeans and an ordinary day!  They could be worn any season but here are some summer paper flowers to enhance the picture this time.