Old socks and new needles

I've been saying for a couple of years (since 2019) that my sock draw is full, but I still find excuses to knit more socks! This time it was Socks for the Bendigo Project. I love a knitalong and I love using up leftovers / making things matchy and this fulfilled both of those.

I thought they would be perfect for our trip to Launceston, and I was right. Easy to knit, compact to carry, perfect all around.

I recently bought some Addi Novel for knitting socks.

This came about because I read about the Addi Unicorn and they looked so cute, but I couldn't get them here and also I think they are a blunt tip. So I bought these and I really like them. They are sort-of square and have little ridges on them. They are not as sharp as some of the needles I use, but they are sharp enough. And they don't bend while I'm using them (I'm looking at you, HiyaHiya!)

As part of my packing I took my Hederas, a pair of Cookie A socks I made in 2010 from the sadly departed Socks That Rock.. Look how fresh they looked when new:

I noticed a hole in the toe. Then, when I looked closely I also found an emerging hole in the other heel.

I could definitely darn the heel, but the toe is lace, it's in a spot that rubs, I certainly don't have any matching yarn and the socks are just tired. So out they went, making room in the sock draw for my just finished Bendigo socks.

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