Sienna’s socks

October 25, 2026 | Sonia Knits

We had an early birthday celebration for my niece who turns 18 (!) this week. Sienna’s socks were completed with time to spare, phew!

They were very well received! Someone commented she looked even more excited receiving them than her other gifts. You’ll have to imagine a gorgeous girl looking very happy, because Sienna’s not keen on having her photo taken let alone having it splashed over the internet. I can completely understand that.

Now there’s just one more pair to go for the year (maybe 2, I know, I know). But the next pair are going to be late. A 78-stitch sock takes a lot longer than 64 stitches. They are plain socks once again, so great for Knit Night knitting with the Richmond Knitters.

As the end of the year is fast approaching, I’m looking at my WIP pile and wanting… hoping to get some long languishing projects finished so I can start the new year with a clean slate. I’m also wondering when to put up the tree… the year is ending so quickly at this rate.

Something has been nibbling

October 8, 2026 | Sonia Knits

Recently, I did a bit of a sweater destash. I took all of the sweaters I no longer loved or wore (or fit) to a family gathering. After the official festivities were done, I had my Melbourne sisters and nieces try on my garments. It was so fun, as one-by-one my sweaters found new homes, and they looked so good! They were thrilled and so was I!

Fast forward to this week, with my Sweater cupboard now looking a lot more spacious (some yarn may have replaced the destashed sweaters on the sweater shelf) I pulled out my Enchanted Mesa, one of my all time favourite garments.

I wore it out for dinner, then the following morning as I was about to fold it up to put away… I saw this

It kind of looks like the yarn has snagged on something… but after I repaired this hole, I noticed another ‘weak’ spot directly above it. It seems ‘something’ has casually come along had a nibble and then moved on. Woe.

This sweater was knit in 100 per cent cashmere. I used up pretty much every last little bit of yarn to knit this sweater. There was no yarn to repair the holes. So I went to my trusty stash to find a close match (the original yarn company no longer exists). Sadly after the repair, it doesn’t appear to be a close match after all. Sad.

The dark green was too dark, the lighter green was too light.

As the sweater has no obvious front or back, perhaps I’ll just wear the ‘repaired’ side on the back. Perhaps it will be destined for an op shop…

Needless to say, the sweater cupboard has been loaded with more smelly things to detract nibblers and the sweater washing has commenced. Many fewer garments to wash now.

TAFTA Geelong Fibre Forum 2026

October 4, 2026 | Sonia Knits

I got home from the Geelong Fibre Forum yesterday, and I’m still basking in the glow of ‘craft camp’. This year I undertook a spinning class with the extraordinary Janet Day, and my friend Sharon who is also a spinner came along as well.

It was such a good week!

It went by so quickly!

I practised my ‘Woollen’ spinning and also had a crack at making beehives. We made colourful fibre batts, and laughed and laughed. It was so good to catch up with the people from my class last year, and other fibre forum friends. Every day was a joy.